The Old Fortune Teller’s Board

Renée Stout, The Old Fortune Teller's Board, 1993, mixed media: painted wood, watercolor and ink on paper, glass, bones, chamois, raffia or sinew, and metal alloy, overall: 4 x 23 7⁄8 x 23 3⁄8 in. (10.2 x 60.7 x 59.4 cm.) A (board): 4 x 12 3⁄8 x 15 3⁄8 in. (10.3 x 31.4 x 39.1 cm.) B (box): 3 5⁄8 x 7 x 1 1⁄4 in. (9.3 x 17.8 x 3.2 cm.) C (bag): 3 7⁄8 x 2 3⁄4 x 1 1⁄4 in. (9.9 x 7.0 x 3.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson and Mrs. William Rhinelander Stewart, 1994.45.2A-S, © 1993, Renee Stout

Artwork Details

Title
The Old Fortune Teller’s Board
Artist
Date
1993
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 4 x 23 7⁄8 x 23 3⁄8 in. (10.2 x 60.7 x 59.4 cm.) A (board): 4 x 12 3⁄8 x 15 3⁄8 in. (10.3 x 31.4 x 39.1 cm.) B (box): 3 5⁄8 x 7 x 1 1⁄4 in. (9.3 x 17.8 x 3.2 cm.) C (bag): 3 7⁄8 x 2 3⁄4 x 1 1⁄4 in. (9.9 x 7.0 x 3.2 cm.)
Copyright
© 1993, Renee Stout
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson and Mrs. William Rhinelander Stewart
Mediums
Mediums Description
mixed media: painted wood, watercolor and ink on paper, glass, bones, chamois, raffia or sinew, and metal alloy
Classifications
Subjects
  • Recreation — sport and play — cards
  • Occupation — occult — fortune teller
  • Object — other — container
Object Number
1994.45.2A-S
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1994.45.2A-S

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Joseph C. Claghorn, On Deerfield Street (Old House at Deerfield), n.d., etching on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Constance Claghorn, 1971.94
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