Radish Salad Bowl

Copied Craig Nutt, Radish Salad Bowl, 1998, bleached maple, birch, and tupelo, with lacquer and dye, overall assembled with top closed: 55 582121 in. (141.453.453.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1999.5A-L, © 1998, Craig Nutt

Artwork Details

Title
Radish Salad Bowl
Artist
Date
1998
Dimensions
overall assembled with top closed: 55 582121 in. (141.453.453.4 cm)
Copyright
© 1998, Craig Nutt
Credit Line
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance
Mediums
Mediums Description
bleached maple, birch, and tupelo, with lacquer and dye
Classifications
Keywords
  • Object — vegetable — radish
  • Object — vegetable — pepper
Object Number
1999.5A-L

Artwork Description

Craig Nutt's garden-inspired sculptures range from flying vegetable missiles to functional tables resting on asparagus spear legs. He uses a variety of woods in order to achieve different shapes, including tupelo, a harder wood that holds fine details well. In Radish Salad Bowl, his larger-than-life (12-inch diameter) ruby radish evokes images of competitions for oversized vegetables at county fairs. In his work, he combines accessible and fun imagery with expert carving craftsmanship.