Parkman Coupe

Dan Dailey, Parkman Coupe, 1988, glass and bronze, 17 141010 in. (43.825.425.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Elmerina and Paul Parkman, 1999.89.5, © 1988, Dan Dailey

Artwork Details

Title
Parkman Coupe
Artist
Date
1988
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
17 141010 in. (43.825.425.4 cm)
Copyright
© 1988, Dan Dailey
Credit Line
Gift of Elmerina and Paul Parkman
Mediums Description
glass and bronze
Classifications
Object Number
1999.89.5

Artwork Description

Dailey's Parkman Coupe celebrates Dr. Paul Parkman's contribution to the first successful vaccine against rubella, or German measles. Words from a letter written by President Lyndon B. Johnson to Dr. Parkman in 1966 circle the coupe's rim: "Few men . . . directly . . . advance human welfare, save precious lives, and offer new hope to the world."

Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019

Works by this artist (5 items)

Kenneth M. Adams, Evening, ca. 1950-1960, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arvin Gottlieb, 1991.205.2
Evening
Dateca. 1950-1960
oil on canvas
On view
Kenneth M. Adams, Deer Track (Pa-ee-na), after 1924, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arvin Gottlieb, 1991.205.1
Deer Track (Pa-ee-na)
Dateafter 1924
oil on canvas
On view
Kenneth M. Adams, Taos Indian Woman, ca. 1920-1930, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Arvin Gottlieb, 1993.48.1
Taos Indian Woman
Dateca. 1920-1930
oil on canvas
On view
Harvest
Date1940
lithograph on paper
Not on view

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      Doctor Paul and Elmerina Parkman, longtime supporters of the Renwick Gallery and collectors of contemporary craft, discuss their fascination with glass artist Dan Dailey. Parkman Coupe commemorates Doctor Parkman’s contribution to the first successful vaccine against rubella, or German measles and is a part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s permanent collection.

      Exhibitions

      Media - 2016.11 - SAAM-2016.11_6 - 124929
      Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
      November 13, 2015March 6, 2022
      Connections is the Renwick Gallery’s dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world.

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