Spoon from a Forgotten Ceremony

Norm Sartorius, Spoon from a Forgotten Ceremony, 1994, dogwood, 1 1⁄2 x 18 x 3 in. (3.8 x 45.8 x 7.7 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John and Robyn Horn, 1994.75, © 1994, Norm Sartorius

Artwork Details

Title
Spoon from a Forgotten Ceremony
Artist
Date
1994
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
1 1⁄2 x 18 x 3 in. (3.8 x 45.8 x 7.7 cm.)
Copyright
© 1994, Norm Sartorius
Credit Line
Gift of John and Robyn Horn
Mediums
Mediums Description
dogwood
Classifications
Subjects
  • Ceremony
  • Object — other — flatware
Object Number
1994.75
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1994.75

Artwork Description

Spoon from a Forgotten Ceremony is carved from salvaged dogwood. Norm Sartorius often uses discarded wood for his sculptures because he feels that even the tiniest scrap can be turned into a beautiful, lasting object. Sartorius named this piece Forgotten Ceremony because the double handle suggests an ancient ritual from a past life or lost civilization.

Works by this artist (4 items)

Sandra C. Fernández, La virgen de Quito apareció en Austin, 2011, screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Gilberto Cárdenas Latino Collection, 2012.40.2, © 2011, Sandra C. Fernández
La virgen de Quito apareció en Austin
Artist
Date2011
screenprint on paper
Not on view
Sandra C. Fernández, Mojándose II (Crossing), 2015, etching, relief, chine colle, thread drawings, blind embossing on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2019.34.2, ©2014, Sandra C. Fernández
Mojándose II (Crossing)
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Date2015
etching, relief, chine colle, thread drawings, blind embossing on paper
Not on view
Sandra C. Fernández, Mourning and Dreaming High: con mucha fé, 2014-2018, lithography, thread drawings, milagros, collage, pages of an 18th-century book, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2019.34.1A-S, ©2014, Sandra C. Fernández
Mourning and Dreaming High: con mucha fé
Artist
Date2014-2018
lithography, thread drawings, milagros, collage, pages of an 18th-century book
Not on view
Sandra C. Fernández, Cruzado (Settled In), 2015, etching, chine colle, thread drawings, blind embossing on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Frank K. Ribelin Endowment, 2019.34.3, ©2014, Sandra C. Fernández
Cruzado (Settled In)
Artist
Date2015
etching, chine colle, thread drawings, blind embossing on paper
Not on view

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