Backpack Box

Stuart Golder, Backpack Box, 1979, sterling silver, 18k gold, and copper, 787834 in. (2.22.11.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Paul and Carole Garrison, 2000.41.3, © 1970-78, Stuart Golder

Artwork Details

Title
Backpack Box
Date
1979
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
787834 in. (2.22.11.9 cm)
Copyright
© 1970-78, Stuart Golder
Credit Line
Gift of Paul and Carole Garrison
Mediums Description
sterling silver, 18k gold, and copper
Classifications
Object Number
2000.41.3

Artwork Description

These fifteen miniature containers (see 2000.41.1 to 2000.41.15) are part of a series of twenty-eight boxes that Stuart Golder created from 1970 to 1978, each one unique and no more than an inch in size. His technique involved bending the sheet metal, while other parts were formed, sawed, filed, shaped to fit, and soldered. He completed the surface finish by filing, sanding, and mirror polishing with an electric buffer, and he crafted the hinges and catches by hand. Many people asked him why he spent eight years on this project. He replied, "the preciousness of the form and the ability to hold a small universe in ones hands always intrigued me."

Works by this artist (4 items)

Andrew Wyeth, Dodges Ridge, 1947, egg tempera on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1969.47.75
Dodges Ridge
Date1947
egg tempera on fiberboard
On view
Andrew Wyeth, Chimney Beams, 1950, watercolor on wove paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design, 2023.54
Chimney Beams
Date1950
watercolor on wove paper
Not on view
Andrew Wyeth, Roaring Reef, ca. 1951, watercolor on paper mounted on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Emilio Sanchez, 1992.19.1
Roaring Reef
Dateca. 1951
watercolor on paper mounted on paper
Not on view
Andrew Wyeth, November First, 1950, watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Winifred M. Jacobson, 1990.55
November First
Date1950
watercolor on paper mounted on paperboard
Not on view

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Nathan Oliveira, Site with Blue and White, 1978, monotype, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Moses Lasky, 2004.32.14
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Date1978
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