Flying Box

John Prip, Flying Box, 1972, electroformed and fabricated silver and mother-of-pearl, 2 x 2 3⁄4 x 2 5⁄8 in. (5.2 x 7.0 x 6.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1990.8.3C

Artwork Details

Title
Flying Box
Artist
Date
1972
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
2 x 2 3⁄4 x 2 5⁄8 in. (5.2 x 7.0 x 6.7 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program
Mediums
Mediums Description
electroformed and fabricated silver and mother-of-pearl
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
  • Fantasy — winged being
Object Number
1990.8.3C
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1990.8.3C

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William Zorach, Mother and Child (Dike and Eirene), 1918, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.171
Mother and Child (Dike and Eirene)
Artist
Date1918
plaster
On view
William Zorach, Head of Eudora, ca. 1960, cast and painted plaster on wood base, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of the Zorach children, 1976.145.47
Head of Eudora
Artist
Dateca. 1960
cast and painted plaster on wood base
On view
William Zorach, Study for Head of Moses, ca. 1950, unfired ceramic, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.161
Study for Head of Moses
Artist
Dateca. 1950
unfired ceramic
On view
William Zorach, Mother and Child (study), ca. 1926, plaster, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Tessim Zorach and Dahlov Ipcar, 1968.154.153
Mother and Child (study)
Artist
Dateca. 1926
plaster
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