Millstones remain a distinctive sign of early civilization, though they have all but disappeared from the modern world. Here Horn transforms redwood burl to “stone” to produce a timeless form that skillfully re-creates the effects of use and time.
Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019
- Title
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Slashed Millstone
- Artist
- Date
- 1996
- Location
- Dimensions
- 21 1⁄4 × 19 7⁄8 × 8 1⁄4 in. (54.0 × 50.5 × 21.0 cm)
- Credit Line
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Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Margot R. Heckman
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- ebonized redwood burl and ebony
- Classifications
- Object Number
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2003.30A-B
- Palette
- Linked Open Data
- Linked Open Data URI
