It’s Not A House, It’s A Home

Michael Hampel, It's Not A House, It's A Home, 2007, English walnut burl, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.17
Copied Michael Hampel, It's Not A House, It's A Home, 2007, English walnut burl, 11 × 13 × 12 in. (27.9 × 33 × 30.5 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.17

Artwork Details

Title
It’s Not A House, It’s A Home
Artist
Date
2007
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
11 × 13 × 12 in. (27.9 × 33 × 30.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D.
Mediums
Mediums Description
English walnut burl
Classifications
Subjects
  • Architecture — domestic — house
Object Number
2021.66.17
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2021.66.17

Artwork Description

Michael Hampel uses wood from trees felled for development. From a discarded material, he crafted this shellfish “home” to emphasize how “we have to have a broader view of our everyday activity and how it affects the planet and all of life forms including ourselves.”


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