Pele (Hawaiian Goddess of Fire)

Cindy Drozda, Pele (Hawaiian Goddess of Fire), not dated, Australian red malee burl and blackwood, garnet and 14-karat gold, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.10
Cindy Drozda, Pele (Hawaiian Goddess of Fire), not dated, Australian red malee burl and blackwood, garnet and 14-karat gold, 15 78 in. × 9 in. (40.4 × 22.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.10

Artwork Details

Title
Pele (Hawaiian Goddess of Fire)
Artist
Date
not dated
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 78 in. × 9 in. (40.4 × 22.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D.
Mediums
Mediums Description
Australian red malee burl and blackwood, garnet and 14-karat gold
Classifications
Object Number
2021.66.10

Works by this artist (3 items)

Manuel Acevedo, Hartford Re-visions Project I, II and III, 2004, printed 2012, inkjet prints, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by William W.W. Parker, the R.P. Whitty Company and the Cooperating Committee on Architecture, 2013.53.1A-C, © 2004, Manuel Acevedo
Hartford Re-visions Project I, II and III
Date2004, printed 2012
inkjet prints
Not on view
Manuel Acevedo, Rising, 2002, printed 2012, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by William W.W. Parker, the R.P. Whitty Company and the Cooperating Committee on Architecture, 2013.53.2, © 2002, Manuel Acevedo
Rising
Date2002, printed 2012
inkjet print
Not on view
Manuel Acevedo, Altered Sites #7, 1998, printed 2016, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2016.45, © 1998, Manuel Acevedo
Altered Sites #7
Date1998, printed 2016
inkjet print
Not on view

Exhibitions

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May 13, 2022April 2, 2023
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