Root Monster

Miles Burkholder Carpenter, Root Monster, 1968, carved and painted tree roots, rubber, metal, and string, 22 5⁄8 x 28 5⁄8 x 28 1⁄4 in. (57.5 x 72.7 x 71.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.238

Artwork Details

Title
Root Monster
Artist
Date
1968
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
22 5⁄8 x 28 5⁄8 x 28 1⁄4 in. (57.5 x 72.7 x 71.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
carved and painted tree roots, rubber, metal, and string
Classifications
Subjects
  • Fantasy — monster
Object Number
1986.65.238
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.238

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