Conoid Chair

George Nakashima, Conoid Chair, 1971, black walnut and hickory, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lloyd E. Herman, founding director and director emeritus of the Renwick Gallery (1971-1986), 1991.125
George Nakashima, Conoid Chair, 1971, black walnut and hickory, 35 3820 5818 34 in. (89.852.547.6 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Lloyd E. Herman, founding director and director emeritus of the Renwick Gallery (19711986), 1991.125

Artwork Details

Title
Conoid Chair
Date
1971
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
35 3820 5818 34 in. (89.852.547.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Lloyd E. Herman, founding director and director emeritus of the Renwick Gallery (19711986)
Mediums
Mediums Description
black walnut and hickory
Classifications
Object Number
1991.125

Artwork Description

There is drama in the opening of a log--to uncover for the first time the beauty in the bole, or trunk, of a tree hidden for centuries, waiting to be given this second life. -- George Nakashima

Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019

Works by this artist (316 items)

Howard Cook, Hill Town, 1931, etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Barbara Latham Cook, 1986.10.3
Hill Town
Date1931
etching on paper
Not on view
Howard Cook, Seabird, 1926, woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Barbara Latham, 1980.122.125
Seabird
Date1926
woodcut on paper
Not on view
Howard Cook, Walpi, 1927, woodcut on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Barbara Latham, 1980.122.64
Walpi
Date1927
woodcut on paper
Not on view

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Conoid Chair
1971, walnut and hickory

GEORGE NAKASHIMA
Born: Spokane, Washington 1905– Died: New Hope, Pennsylvania 1990

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      Media - 2016.11 - SAAM-2016.11_6 - 124929
      Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
      November 13, 2015March 6, 2022
      Connections is the Renwick Gallery’s dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world.

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