Translucent Bowl

Ron Kent, Translucent Bowl, 1986, Norfolk Island pine, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1987.42
Ron Kent, Translucent Bowl, 1986, Norfolk Island pine, 9 x 14 3⁄8 in. diam. (22.9 x 36.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1987.42

Artwork Details

Title
Translucent Bowl
Artist
Date
1986
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
9 x 14 3⁄8 in. diam. (22.9 x 36.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance
Mediums
Mediums Description
Norfolk Island pine
Classifications
Object Number
1987.42
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1987.42

Artwork Description

Hawaii's humid climate causes streaks and blemishes to occur in soft Norfolk pine after it is cut, and Ron Kent's pale gold vessels emphasize these dramatic stripes and swirls. In Translucent Bowl, the pattern flares upward from the narrow base like flames flickering against the darkness.

Works by this artist (4 items)

Ron Kent, Footed Vessel, 1994, Norfolk Island pine, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1994.103
Footed Vessel
Artist
Date1994
Norfolk Island pine
On view
Ron Kent, Translucent Bowl, 1986, Norfolk Island pine, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1987.42
Translucent Bowl
Artist
Date1986
Norfolk Island pine
Not on view
Ron Kent, Untitled, from the "Post-Nuclear Series", 2000, Norfolk Island pine and copper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Helen Williams Drutt English and H. Peter Stern in honor of the 35th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 2007.47.17A-B
Untitled, from the ​“Post-Nuclear Series”
Artist
Date2000
Norfolk Island pine and copper
Not on view
Ron Kent, Untitled, ca. 1988, Norfolk Island pine, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld, 2002.8.6
Untitled
Artist
Dateca. 1988
Norfolk Island pine
Not on view

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Artist
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Marshall Elliott Jacobs, Water Fall, 1994, Norfolk Island pine, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Shirley and Marshall Jacobs, 1998.29.1
Water Fall
Artist
Date1994
Norfolk Island pine
Not on view
Marshall Elliott Jacobs, Knots, 1994, Norfolk Island pine, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Shirley and Marshall Jacobs, 1998.29.2
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Artist
Date1994
Norfolk Island pine
Not on view