Garden Pin

Arline Fisch, Garden Pin, 1962, sterling silver, ivory, and enamels, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1990.95
Arline Fisch, Garden Pin, 1962, sterling silver, ivory, and enamels, 3⁄4 x 3 in. (l.9 x 7.6 cm.) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1990.95

Artwork Details

Title
Garden Pin
Artist
Date
1962
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
3⁄4 x 3 in. (l.9 x 7.6 cm.) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance
Mediums
Mediums Description
sterling silver, ivory, and enamels
Classifications
Subjects
  • Landscape — garden
  • Abstract
Object Number
1990.95
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1990.95

Artwork Description

This is one of a series of pins, which were fabricated as individual components and then arranged as if planted in a garden. In the base of this piece, you can see the premade holes Arline Fisch chose to leave empty, once she was satisfied with her design.

Works by this artist (3 items)

James Jebusa Shannon, On the Dunes (Lady Shannon and Kitty), ca. 1900-1910, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.110
On the Dunes (Lady Shannon and Kitty)
Artist
Dateca. 1900-1910
oil on canvas
Not on view
James Jebusa Shannon, Mother and Child (Lady Shannon and Kitty), ca. 1900-1910, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of John Gellatly, 1929.6.109
Mother and Child (Lady Shannon and Kitty)
Artist
Dateca. 1900-1910
oil on canvas
Not on view
Henry Wolf, James Jebusa Shannon, Magnolia, 1913, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.287
Magnolia
Artist
Date1913
wood engraving on paper
Not on view