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
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)
Videos
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.