Parkman Coupe

Dan Dailey, Parkman Coupe, 1988, glass and bronze, 17 1⁄4 x 10 x 10 in. (43.8 x 25.4 x 25.4 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 1⁄4 x 10 x 10 in. (43.8 x 25.4 x 25.4 cm)
Copyright
© 1988, Dan Dailey
Credit Line
Gift of Elmerina and Paul Parkman
Mediums Description
glass and bronze
Classifications
Object Number
1999.89.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/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 (4 items)

Dan Dailey, Huntress, 1993, fabricated and patinated bronze and gold plated bronze and cut, polished, and blown glass and plate glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1994.77
Huntress
Artist
Date1993
fabricated and patinated bronze and gold plated bronze and cut, polished, and blown glass and plate glass
On view
Dan Dailey, Parkman Coupe Study, 1988, watercolor and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Elmerina and Paul Parkman, 1999.89.6, © 1988, Dan Dailey
Parkman Coupe Study
Artist
Date1988
watercolor and ink on paper
Not on view
Dan Dailey, Parkman Coupe, 1988, glass and bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Elmerina and Paul Parkman, 1999.89.5, © 1988, Dan Dailey
Parkman Coupe
Artist
Date1988
glass and bronze
Not on view
Dan Dailey, Birds in Pursuit of Food, 1982, glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld, 2002.8.2, © 1982, Dan Dailey
Birds in Pursuit of Food
Artist
Date1982
glass
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.

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      Media - 2016.11 - SAAM-2016.11_6 - 124929
      Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
      November 13, 2015–March 6, 2022
      Renwick Gallery
      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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