The Running

Ron Layport, The Running, 2008, bleached maple, paint, dye, stain, and resin, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Windgate Charitable Foundation, 2010.50, © 2007, Ron Layport
Ron Layport, The Running, 2008, bleached maple, paint, dye, stain, and resin, 6 1218 in. (16.545.7 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Windgate Charitable Foundation, 2010.50, © 2007, Ron Layport

Artwork Details

Title
The Running
Artist
Date
2008
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
6 1218 in. (16.545.7 cm) diam.
Copyright
© 2007, Ron Layport
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by the Windgate Charitable Foundation
Mediums Description
bleached maple, paint, dye, stain, and resin
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — deer
Object Number
2010.50

Artwork Description

Layport worked in advertising for forty years before pursuing woodworking in earnest. He is known for his intricate turned forms that "address the connection of humankind to Earth, and to the creatures with whom we share this planet." Carved from a single piece of maple, The Running draws on his skill as an illustrator as well as a craftsman. Though comprised of only five deer, the circular motif suggests an infinitely moving, massive herd.

Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019

Works by this artist (3 items)

Emanuel Martinez, Farm Workers' Altar, 1967, acrylic on mahogany and plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the International Bank of Commerce in honor of Antonio R. Sanchez, Sr., 1992.95
Farm Workers’ Altar
Date1967
acrylic on mahogany and plywood
On view
Emanuel Martinez, Tierra o Muerte, 1967, screenprint on manila folder, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1996.8, © 1967, Emanuel Martinez
Tierra o Muerte
Date1967
screenprint on manila folder
Not on view
Emanuel Martinez, Cesar Chavez, n.d., pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Haynes Family, Jorge, Roxanne, Rebecca and Ben, 1998.155
Cesar Chavez
Daten.d.
pencil on paper
Not on view

Exhibitions

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