Offering Vessel

J. Paul Fennell, Offering Vessel, 2015, ficus, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.14
J. Paul Fennell, Offering Vessel, 2015, ficus, 10 1⁄2 in. × 9 in. (26.7 × 22.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.14

Artwork Details

Title
Offering Vessel
Artist
Date
2015
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
10 1⁄2 in. × 9 in. (26.7 × 22.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D.
Mediums Description
ficus
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — container
Object Number
2021.66.14
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2021.66.14

Artwork Description

Fennell’s work is a mixture of turning, carving, and piercing. He creates his own tools to achieve his visions, noting, “I like the particular challenge of doing things no standard tools allow you to do. If I develop one, it may be used once or twice—but the idea of innovation appeals to me.”


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Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, The Top of Mount Sinai with the Chapel of Elijah, after 1844, oil on linen, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1991.2
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Miner Kilbourne Kellogg, Portrait of Hiram Powers' Daughter, n.d., oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Martha F. Butler, 1992.66.5
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