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Dixie Biggs, Sweet Spot, 2010, Jordan sugar maple, 7 1⁄2 × 4 3⁄4 × 4 3⁄4 in. (19.1 × 12.1 × 12.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.5
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Sweet Spot
- Artist
- Date
- 2010
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 7 1⁄2 × 4 3⁄4 × 4 3⁄4 in. (19.1 × 12.1 × 12.1 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D.
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- Jordan sugar maple
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Object — foliage
- Object Number
- 2021.66.5
Artwork Description
“In each of my pieces I try to evoke the sense of tranquility that one often finds during a quiet walk in the woods.” —Dixie Biggs
Dixie Biggs illustrates the intricacies of nature with her wood forms. Biggs learned to carve from her mother and then taught herself woodturning in 1978.
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