Wave

April Surgent, Wave, 2021, glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gwen and Jerome Paulson in honor of the James Renwick Alliance for Craft, 2022.20A-D, © 2021, April Surgent
April Surgent, Wave, 2021, glass, 18 × 36 × 3⁄4 in. (45.7 × 91.4 × 1.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gwen and Jerome Paulson in honor of the James Renwick Alliance for Craft, 2022.20A-D, © 2021, April Surgent

Artwork Details

Title
Wave
Artist
Date
2021
Location
Dimensions
18 × 36 × 3⁄4 in. (45.7 × 91.4 × 1.9 cm)
Copyright
© 2021, April Surgent
Credit Line
Gift of Gwen and Jerome Paulson in honor of the James Renwick Alliance for Craft
Mediums
Mediums Description
glass
Classifications
Subjects
  • Waterscape
Object Number
2022.20A-D
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2022.20A-D

Artwork Description

April Surgent makes portraits of the ocean with the traditional craft of cameo engraving. This slow, intentional process contrasts the drive for speed and innovation in contemporary life. Wave prompts a closer look at ancient and vulnerable marine ecosystems. Small red flecks below the water’s surface represent the destructive and ever-growing presence of plastics in the ocean.


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Breakdown with Flat Tire
Artist
Dateca. 1940-1941
oil on plywood
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William H. Johnson, Chain Gang, ca. 1939, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.675
Chain Gang
Artist
Dateca. 1939
oil on plywood
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William H. Johnson, Ferry Boat Trip, ca. 1943-1944, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.1011
Ferry Boat Trip
Artist
Dateca. 1943-1944
oil on paperboard
On view
William H. Johnson, Young Pastry Cook, ca. 1928-1930, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.693
Young Pastry Cook
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oil on canvas
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Dateca. 1940-1941
pen and ink with pencil or carbon transfer on paper
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William H. Johnson, Two Portrait Heads of a Woman, ca. 1930-1935, pen and ink and pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.395
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Dateca. 1930-1935
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