“Ringed Series”

Todd Hoyer, "Ringed Series", 1993, mulberry, 13 3⁄4 x 15 1⁄2 x 15 in. (34.9 x 39.4 x 38.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler, 1998.11.2

Artwork Details

Title
“Ringed Series”
Artist
Date
1993
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
13 3⁄4 x 15 1⁄2 x 15 in. (34.9 x 39.4 x 38.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler
Mediums
Mediums Description
mulberry
Classifications
Object Number
1998.11.2
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.11.2

Artwork Description

Todd Hoyer uses rings in his work to "represent life's paths." He gouges scallops into the form, then burns and blackens the edges and interior. Ringed Series has a large crack down the side, splitting apart the rings and giving the piece an incomplete and fractured appearance.

Works by this artist (43 items)

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Ansel Adams, The Hands of Annette Rosenshine, San Francisco, ca. 1932, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jessie M. Harris and Jane and Arthur Mason, 1996.97
The Hands of Annette Rosenshine, San Francisco
Artist
Dateca. 1932
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Image Not Available
Mount Brewer, Southern Sierra
Artist
Dateca. 1925, printed 1927
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Image Not Available
Madrone Bark, Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Artist
Date1980
photolithograph on paper
Not on view
Image Not Available
Old Woman
Artist
Datebefore 1959
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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