Midnight Mountain, from the series Circle of Time

Connie Mississippi, Midnight Mountain, from the series Circle of Time, 2001-2004, Baltic birch plywood , 6 12 in. × 22 in. (16.5 × 55.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.28

Artwork Details

Title
Midnight Mountain, from the series Circle of Time
Date
2001-2004
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
6 12 in. × 22 in. (16.5 × 55.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D.
Mediums
Mediums Description
Baltic birch plywood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
  • Allegory — time
Object Number
2021.66.28

Artwork Description

Midnight Mountain conjures the dramatic mountains of New Mexico. The work was made as part of a series on the cyclical nature of time, an idea reinforced by the circular movement of her lathe. As Mississippi turns, she follows her intuition to craft landscape and contemplates new possibilities for wood.


“The lathe itself, an industrial and seemingly unromantic tool, has taken on new possibilities as a source for creative explorations. The artist is no longer limited to the lathe of the past, turning spindles and bowls, but has discovered an untapped reference to a universe yet to be explored.” —Connie Mississippi


This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022

Works by this artist (11 items)

Perla de Leon, Touch Football, 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.16.10, © 1980, Perla de Leon
Touch Football
Date1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Perla de Leon, Pepe and Me (part 2), 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.16.9, © 1980, Perla de Leon
Pepe and Me (part 2)
Date1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Perla de Leon, A Hill in the South Bronx, 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.16.3, © 1980, Perla de Leon
A Hill in the South Bronx
Date1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Perla de Leon, My Playground, 1980, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.16.6, © 1980, Perla de Leon
My Playground
Date1980
gelatin silver print
Not on view

Exhibitions

Quilt featuring the portrait of a woman
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World
May 13, 2022April 2, 2023
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today.

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David Levinthal, Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East, 1975, printed 2015, Pigment print on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 2017.32.168, © 1975, David Levinthal
Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East
Date1975, printed 2015
Pigment print on paper
Not on view
David Levinthal, Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East, 1974, printed 2015, Pigment print on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 2017.32.156, © 1974, David Levinthal
Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East
Date1974, printed 2015
Pigment print on paper
Not on view
David Levinthal, Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East, 1974, printed 2015, Pigment print on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 2017.32.154, © 1974, David Levinthal
Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East
Date1974, printed 2015
Pigment print on paper
Not on view