Untitled Lidded Vessel

John Mascoll, Untitled Lidded Vessel, 2016, bleached chinaberry, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.25
John Mascoll, Untitled Lidded Vessel, 2016, bleached chinaberry, 12 3⁄4 in. × 7 1⁄4 in. × 7 in. (32.4 × 18.4 × 17.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.25

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled Lidded Vessel
Artist
Date
2016
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
12 3⁄4 in. × 7 1⁄4 in. × 7 in. (32.4 × 18.4 × 17.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D.
Mediums Description
bleached chinaberry
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — container
Object Number
2021.66.25
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2021.66.25

Artwork Description

“I try to create objects that showcase the beauty of wood through different shapes, finishes, and surfaces. Sometimes this is experienced by allowing the material to be the dominant voice. In other instances, the material (wood) is worked to accent its character. This may take the form of carving, burning, or coloring . . . all in an effort to create an object that appeals to the eye and tactile senses.” —John Mascoll


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Works by this artist (3 items)

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Cubist
Artist
Date2014
brass, Nevamar laminate, rock, and silver plating
Not on view
Garry Knox Bennett, Boston Kneehole, 1989, Honduras rosewood, maple, aluminum, brick, Fountainhead, Colorcore, antiqued bronze, and watercolor, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anne and Ronald Abramson, the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1990.104, © 1989, Gary Knox Bennett
Boston Kneehole
Artist
Date1989
Honduras rosewood, maple, aluminum, brick, Fountainhead, Colorcore, antiqued bronze, and watercolor
Not on view
Garry Knox Bennett, Bench, 1979, Douglas fir, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Theodore Cohen in memory of his mother and her sisters: Rose Melmon Cohen, Blanche Melmon, Mary Melmon Greenberg and Fanny Melmon Liberman, 1998.122.2A-E, © 1981, Garry K. Bennett
Bench
Artist
Date1979
Douglas fir
Not on view

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Points of Reference: Atlas, Webster & Roget
Artist
Date1995
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