Stone Circle

Robyn Horn, Stone Circle, 2006, Jarrah burl, steel base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.21
Copied Robyn Horn, Stone Circle, 2006, Jarrah burl, steel base, 18 14 in. × 19 18 in. × 14 in. (46.4 × 48.6 × 35.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.21

Artwork Details

Title
Stone Circle
Artist
Date
2006
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
18 14 in. × 19 18 in. × 14 in. (46.4 × 48.6 × 35.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D.
Mediums Description
Jarrah burl, steel base
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
2021.66.21

Artwork Description

Robyn Horn created this sculpture as part of her Slipping Stones series. The title implies that stones have been carefully positioned into a circle. Horn achieved this effect with a single block of wood carved in her Arkansas studio. The artist looks at how nature itself takes shape over time. “The forms I make in wood reflect the shapes in which stones are found. There is a solidity to stones, a sense of monumental strength and simplicity to them that intrigues me.”


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