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Joe Feddersen, Horses and Deer, 2020, glass, overall_1: 13 1⁄4 in. × 11 3⁄4 in. × 10 in. (33.7 × 29.8 × 25.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund, 2021.34, © 2020, Joe Feddersen
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Horses and Deer
- Artist
- Date
- 2020
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- overall_1: 13 1⁄4 in. × 11 3⁄4 in. × 10 in. (33.7 × 29.8 × 25.4 cm)
- Copyright
- © 2020, Joe Feddersen
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- glass
- Classifications
- Highlights
- Subjects
- Animal — deer
- Animal — horse
- Object Number
- 2021.34
Artwork Description
This glass basket features a lone deer surrounded by many horses. In parts of Washington state, wild horses have overgrazed the natural habitat, thereby threatening the livelihood of other species. The basket’s bright yellow background signals urgency and alarm to the situation. An enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington, Joe Feddersen creates works in glass, fiber, and print that speak to relationships among humans, animals, and their environments.
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022
Exhibitions
May 26, 2023–March 31, 2024
Artists Joe Feddersen (Arrow Lakes/Okanagan), Lily Hope (Tlingit), Ursala Hudson (Tlingit), Erica Lord (Athabaskan/Iñupiat), Geo Neptune (Passamaquoddy), and Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac Ojibwe) present a fresh and nuanced vision of Native American art.