When She Was Bad…

Rosanne Somerson, When She Was Bad..., 1995, rift white oak, pau amarello, oil with silver metallic stippling, sandblasted glass, mirror, handmade paper, and brass screws, 23 3⁄4 x 21 x 6 3⁄4 in. (60.3 x 53.3 x 17.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1995.32, © 1995, Rosanne Somerson

Artwork Details

Title
When She Was Bad…
Artist
Date
1995
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
23 3⁄4 x 21 x 6 3⁄4 in. (60.3 x 53.3 x 17.3 cm)
Copyright
© 1995, Rosanne Somerson
Credit Line
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance
Mediums
Mediums Description
rift white oak, pau amarello, oil with silver metallic stippling, sandblasted glass, mirror, handmade paper, and brass screws
Classifications
Subjects
  • Literature — Longfellow — There Was a Little Girl
  • Figure female — head
  • Abstract
Object Number
1995.32
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1995.32

Works by this artist (2 items)

Rosanne Somerson, Botanical Reading Couch, 1992, painted mahogany and cherry with cotton, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1995.77, © 1992, Rosanne Somerson
Botanical Reading Couch
Artist
Date1992
painted mahogany and cherry with cotton
On view
Rosanne Somerson, When She Was Bad..., 1995, rift white oak, pau amarello, oil with silver metallic stippling, sandblasted glass, mirror, handmade paper, and brass screws, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1995.32, © 1995, Rosanne Somerson
When She Was Bad…
Artist
Date1995
rift white oak, pau amarello, oil with silver metallic stippling, sandblasted glass, mirror, handmade paper, and brass screws
Not on view

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