Mushrooms

Doug Anderson, Mushrooms, 1987, glass, 4 1212 147 58 in. (11.531.219.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, 1996.85.3

Artwork Details

Title
Mushrooms
Date
1987
Dimensions
4 1212 147 58 in. (11.531.219.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dale and Doug Anderson
Mediums
Mediums Description
glass
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — foliage
  • Landscape — plant — mushroom
Object Number
1996.85.3

Artwork Description

Doug Anderson saw a glassblowing class at college and has worked with glass ever since. Mushrooms shows the artist’s interests in nature and the world of the imagination. The surface of the glass is dulled, but glows with subtle color, glistening like the interior of a cave and encouraging the viewer to look more closely. Mushrooms should not be in a display case but outside on the floor of a forest or by a stream, where it can be discovered in its true environment.

Works by this artist (1 item)

Lois Nowicki, Yellow, Black and Silver, from the portfolio LIGATURE '68, 1968, screenprint on paper mounted on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arthur Y. Schulson, 1970.264.7
Yellow, Black and Silver, from the portfolio LIGATURE 68
Date1968
screenprint on paper mounted on paper
Not on view

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