Fire

Yayoi Kusama, Fire, ca. 1954, watercolor, pastel, ink, tempera on paper, overall: 10 3⁄4 in. × 8 in. (27.3 × 20.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Benton and The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, 2019.32.3

Artwork Details

Title
Fire
Artist
Date
ca. 1954
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 10 3⁄4 in. × 8 in. (27.3 × 20.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John A. Benton and The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation
Mediums Description
watercolor, pastel, ink, tempera on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
  • Allegory — element — fire
Object Number
2019.32.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2019.32.3

Works by this artist (7 items)

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James Smillie, Thomas Doughty, The Battlefield of Brandywine, engraving, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Olin Dows, 1978.152.89
The Battlefield of Brandywine
Artist
engraving
Not on view
James Smillie, John C. Chapman, York Town Battle-Ground, engraving, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Olin Dows, 1978.152.97
York Town Battle-Ground
Artist
engraving
Not on view
James Smillie, Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life--Youth, 1850, engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1974.8.2
The Voyage of Life – Youth
Artist
Date1850
engraving on paper
Not on view
James Smillie, Thomas Cole, The Voyage of Life--Youth, ca. 1853, engraving on paper mounted on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Alice Ingersoll Neagle, 1978.87.2
The Voyage of Life – Youth
Artist
Dateca. 1853
engraving on paper mounted on paper
Not on view

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linocut
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Date1976
embossed paper
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Date1977
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