Ringed Series”

Todd Hoyer, "Ringed Series", 1993, mulberry, 13 3415 1215 in. (34.939.438.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler, 1998.11.2

Artwork Details

Title
Ringed Series”
Artist
Date
1993
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
13 3415 1215 in. (34.939.438.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler
Mediums
Mediums Description
mulberry
Classifications
Object Number
1998.11.2

Artwork Description

Todd Hoyer uses rings in his work to "represent life's paths." He gouges scallops into the form, then burns and blackens the edges and interior. Ringed Series has a large crack down the side, splitting apart the rings and giving the piece an incomplete and fractured appearance.

Works by this artist (1036 items)

William H. Johnson, Young Pastry Cook, ca. 1928-1930, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.693
Young Pastry Cook
Dateca. 1928-1930
oil on canvas
On view
William H. Johnson, Portrait of a Man, ca. 1935-1938, oil on burlap, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.814
Portrait of a Man
Dateca. 1935-1938
oil on burlap
On view
William H. Johnson, Breakdown with Flat Tire, ca. 1940-1941, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.587
Breakdown with Flat Tire
Dateca. 1940-1941
oil on plywood
On view
William H. Johnson, For India and China, ca. 1944-1945, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.662
For India and China
Dateca. 1944-1945
oil on paperboard
On view