Artist

Nancy Lee Worden

born Boston, MA 1954-died Seattle, WA 2021
Born
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Died
Seattle, Washington, United States
Active in
  • Seattle, Washington, United States

Works by this artist (16 items)

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Emily Clayton Bishop, Woman Shelling Peas, 1911, ceramic: clay/bisque fired, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton and Miss Marjorie D. Martinet, 1976.127.2
Woman Shelling Peas
Artist
Date1911
ceramic: clay/bisque fired
On view
Emily Clayton Bishop, Group Showing the Present Condition of the Country, ca. 1907-1910, limestone/carved, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton and Miss Marjorie D. Martinet, 1976.127.10
Group Showing the Present Condition of the Country
Artist
Dateca. 1907-1910
limestone/carved
On view
Emily Clayton Bishop, Baby Joe, 1909, relief/plaster/cast and varnished, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton and Miss Marjorie D. Martinet, 1976.127.1
Baby Joe
Artist
Date1909
relief/plaster/cast and varnished
Not on view
Emily Clayton Bishop, Woman Reading, 1908, plaster/cast and varnished, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton and Miss Marjorie D. Martinet, 1976.127.12
Woman Reading
Artist
Date1908
plaster/cast and varnished
Not on view

Exhibitions

Quilt featuring the portrait of a woman
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World
May 13, 2022–April 2, 2023
Renwick Gallery
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today.

Related Books

Six duotone book covers are show with "This Present Moment" in black text
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases American craft like never before. Accompanying a 2022 exhibition of the same name, it features artists’ stories of resilience, methods of activism, and highlights craft’s ability to spark essential conversations about race, gender, and representation. This book marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Renwick Gallery, the nation’s preeminent center for the enjoyment of American craft. It honors the history of the American studio craft movement while also introducing progressive contemporary narratives.