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Alison Croney Moses, White Shell, 2005, holly veneer, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund, 2022.36

Alison Croney Moses, White Shell, 2005, holly veneer, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund, 2022.36

Alison Croney Moses, White Shell, 2005, holly veneer, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund, 2022.36

Alison Croney Moses, White Shell, 2005, holly veneer, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund, 2022.36

Alison Croney Moses, White Shell, 2005, holly veneer, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund, 2022.36

Copied Alison Croney Moses, White Shell, 2005, holly veneer, 15 ⁵⁄₈ × 23 × 16 ⁵⁄₈ in. (39.7 × 58.4 × 42.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund, 2022.36

Artwork Details

Title: White Shell
Artist: Alison Croney Moses
Date: 2005
Location: Renwick Gallery
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2nd Floor
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Room 207
Dimensions: 15 ⁵⁄₈ × 23 × 16 ⁵⁄₈ in. (39.7 × 58.4 × 42.2 cm)
Credit Line: Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund
Mediums: holly
Mediums Description: holly veneer
Classifications: Decorative Arts
Keywords: Object — other — shell
Object Number: 2022.36
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2022.36