Sphere

Todd Hoyer, Sphere, 1988, Arizona ash, 15 1⁄4 x 15 3⁄4 in. diam. (38.7 x 40.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler, 1998.11.1

Artwork Details

Title
Sphere
Artist
Date
1988
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 1⁄4 x 15 3⁄4 in. diam. (38.7 x 40.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler
Mediums
Mediums Description
Arizona ash
Classifications
Object Number
1998.11.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1998.11.1

Artwork Description

The sphere is a recurring theme in Todd Hoyer's work. He enjoys working with its pure form and applies precise details to evoke lines of longitude and latitude. Hoyer carved Suspended Sphere Series from a single piece of wood and then applied different textures to present an illusion of separate pieces precariously balanced.

Works by this artist (4 items)

Todd Hoyer, Sphere, 1988, Arizona ash, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler, 1998.11.1
Sphere
Artist
Date1988
Arizona ash
Not on view
Todd Hoyer, "Ringed Series", 1993, mulberry, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler, 1998.11.2
“Ringed Series”
Artist
Date1993
mulberry
Not on view
Todd Hoyer, "Ringed Series", 1993, sycamore, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003), 2003.60.23
“Ringed Series”
Artist
Date1993
sycamore
Not on view
Todd Hoyer, Suspended Sphere, 1994, sycamore, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003), 2003.60.22
Suspended Sphere
Artist
Date1994
sycamore
Not on view

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Date1975
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Platter
Artist
Date1933-1953
ebonized ash
Not on view
J. Paul Fennell, Vase, from the Fraxinus Coloratus Series, 1989, turned ash, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of George Peter Lamb and Lucy Scardino in memory of Natalie Rust Lamb, 1995.100.7
Vase, from the Fraxinus Coloratus Series
Artist
Date1989
turned ash
On view