House

Russell Gillespie, House, ca. 1972, wood with leather and string, 18 1⁄4 x 19 1⁄4 x 8 5⁄8 in. (46.2 x 48.9 x 21.8 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.249

Artwork Details

Title
House
Artist
Date
ca. 1972
Location
Dimensions
18 1⁄4 x 19 1⁄4 x 8 5⁄8 in. (46.2 x 48.9 x 21.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
Mediums
Mediums Description
wood with leather and string
Classifications
Subjects
  • Recreation — sport and play — swinging
  • Architecture Exterior — domestic — house
  • Figure group
Object Number
1986.65.249
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1986.65.249

Artwork Description

Russell Gillespie creates small wooden buildings inspired by the log cabin where he was born. The gnarled trees surrounding House are old tree roots that Gillespie found around his home in the mountains of North Carolina. He often includes figures and animals in his sculptures, and in this piece you can see a child playing on a rope swing.

Works by this artist (15 items)

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Stuart Golder, Two Door Rhombo, 1978, sterling silver and 18k gold, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Paul and Carole Garrison, 2000.41.14, © 1970-78, Stuart Golder
Two Door Rhombo
Artist
Date1978
sterling silver and 18k gold
Not on view
Stuart Golder, Shell Container, 1978, sterling silver, 18k gold, and copper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Paul and Carole Garrison, 2000.41.12, © 1970-78, Stuart Golder
Shell Container
Artist
Date1978
sterling silver, 18k gold, and copper
Not on view
Stuart Golder, Pomander, 1977, sterling silver, 18k gold and cloves, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Paul and Carole Garrison, 2000.41.5, © 1970-78, Stuart Golder
Pomander
Artist
Date1977
sterling silver, 18k gold and cloves
Not on view
Stuart Golder, Threaded Stopper, 1978, sterling silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Paul and Carole Garrison, 2000.41.11A-B, © 1970-78, Stuart Golder
Threaded Stopper
Artist
Date1978
sterling silver
Not on view

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Date1995
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Olaf Skoogfors, Pin/Pendant, ca. 1969, gold plated sterling silver, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Leona S. and Paul D. Rosenstock, 1996.103, © 1978, Judy Skoogfors
Pin/​Pendant
Artist
Dateca. 1969
gold plated sterling silver
Not on view
Michael Croft, Easter Egg Box, n.d., original design 1967, cast, electroplated, oxidized and buffed silver and gold, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1975.148.1A-B
Easter Egg Box
Artist
Daten.d., original design 1967
cast, electroplated, oxidized and buffed silver and gold
Not on view
Tod Pardon, Metha, 1996, sterling silver, 14k gold, copper, pigment, simulated ivory horn, wood, beads, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Martha and Pat Connell, 1996.100
Metha
Artist
Date1996
sterling silver, 14k gold, copper, pigment, simulated ivory horn, wood, beads
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