Untitled #1

Stuart Golder, Untitled #1, 1977, sterling silver and 18k gold, 5⁄8 x 1 x 3⁄4 in. (1.5 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Paul and Carole Garrison, 2000.41.8, © 1970-78, Stuart Golder

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled #1
Artist
Date
1977
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
5⁄8 x 1 x 3⁄4 in. (1.5 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm)
Copyright
© 1970-78, Stuart Golder
Credit Line
Gift of Paul and Carole Garrison
Mediums
Mediums Description
sterling silver and 18k gold
Classifications
Object Number
2000.41.8
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2000.41.8

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 one's hands always intrigued me."

Works by this artist (4 items)

Donald Judd, Table Object, 1967, aluminum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1971.84.94
Table Object
Artist
Date1967
aluminum
On view
Donald Judd, Table Object, 1967, folded stainless steel, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.66
Table Object
Artist
Date1967
folded stainless steel
On view
Donald Judd, Untitled, 1981, fabricated 1982, wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James F. Dicke Family, 2014.13.2
Untitled
Artist
Date1981, fabricated 1982
wood
Not on view
Donald Judd, Untitled, from the Portfolio The New York Collection for Stockholm, 1973, color lithograph and screenprint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Woodward Foundation, 1976.108.121, © 1973, Donald Judd
Untitled, from the Portfolio The New York Collection for…
Artist
Date1973
color lithograph and screenprint on paper
Not on view

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