Suspended Ring Vase

Michelle Holzapfel, Suspended Ring Vase, 1996, spalted sugar maple burl, 12 5⁄8 x 14 3⁄8 x 5 3⁄4 in. (32.0 x 36.6 x 14.6 cm), 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), 2003.60.21, © 1994, Michelle Holzapfel

Artwork Details

Title
Suspended Ring Vase
Artist
Date
1996
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
12 5⁄8 x 14 3⁄8 x 5 3⁄4 in. (32.0 x 36.6 x 14.6 cm)
Copyright
© 1994, Michelle Holzapfel
Credit Line
Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995−−2003)
Mediums
Mediums Description
spalted sugar maple burl
Classifications
Object Number
2003.60.21
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2003.60.21

Artwork Description

Michelle Holzapfel collects burls and other types of irregular woods from around her home in Vermont and allows the natural form of the wood to inspire her designs. The elaborate decoration on Suspended Ring Vase emphasizes the polished fissures on the wood’s pale surface.

Works by this artist (4 items)

Dan Dailey, Huntress, 1993, fabricated and patinated bronze and gold plated bronze and cut, polished, and blown glass and plate glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1994.77
Huntress
Artist
Date1993
fabricated and patinated bronze and gold plated bronze and cut, polished, and blown glass and plate glass
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Dan Dailey, Parkman Coupe Study, 1988, watercolor and ink on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Elmerina and Paul Parkman, 1999.89.6, © 1988, Dan Dailey
Parkman Coupe Study
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Date1988
watercolor and ink on paper
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Dan Dailey, Parkman Coupe, 1988, glass and bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Elmerina and Paul Parkman, 1999.89.5, © 1988, Dan Dailey
Parkman Coupe
Artist
Date1988
glass and bronze
Not on view
Dan Dailey, Birds in Pursuit of Food, 1982, glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld, 2002.8.2, © 1982, Dan Dailey
Birds in Pursuit of Food
Artist
Date1982
glass
Not on view

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