Salad Bowl

Copied Daniel Valenza, Salad Bowl, ca. 1970, black walnut, 7 1211 34 in. (19.130.0 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Daniel Valenza, 1978.48

Artwork Details

Title
Salad Bowl
Manufacturer
Industrias Capri
Date
ca. 1970
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
7 1211 34 in. (19.130.0 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Valenza
Mediums
Mediums Description
black walnut
Classifications
Object Number
1978.48

Artwork Description

Daniel Valenza created this salad bowl as part of a series for a manufacturing company in the late 1960s. To create the looping design, he joined slices of black walnut and then turned them on the lathe. The grain flows differently in each section, creating subtle variations in color and pattern as our eyes move around the piece.