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Located just feet from the White House, a branch of the museum that is home the nation's collection of contemporary craft and decorative art.

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How Do I Research My Art?

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How to Care for Your Collections

Regardless of the monetary value of your artwork, if it is personally meaningful, you should consider having the object conserved.

Recording a Changing Nation

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Critical Thinking in Action

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Shoal (Bone Shoal Sonance)

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Copied John Grade, Shoal (Bone Shoal Sonance), 2003, limba and shedua, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Driek and Michael Zirinsky in honor of Sam and Elizabeth Davidson, 2015.28.2, © John Grade

Artwork Details

Title: Shoal (Bone Shoal Sonance)
Artist: John Grade
Date: 2003
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 39 ⁵⁄₈ × 33 ³⁄₈ × 15 in. (100.6 × 84.8 × 38.1 cm)
Copyright: © John Grade
Credit Line: Gift of Driek and Michael Zirinsky in honor of Sam and Elizabeth Davidson
Mediums Description: limba and shedua
Classifications: Sculpture
Highlights: Contemporary Craft and Decorative Arts
Keywords: Abstract
Object Number: 2015.28.2
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2015.28.2

Exhibitions

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Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery

November 13, 2015–March 6, 2022

Renwick Gallery

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. The installation includes iconic favorites alongside new acquisitions.