Pele (Hawaiian Goddess of Fire)

Cindy Drozda, Pele (Hawaiian Goddess of Fire), not dated, Australian red malee burl and blackwood, garnet and 14-karat gold, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.10
Cindy Drozda, Pele (Hawaiian Goddess of Fire), not dated, Australian red malee burl and blackwood, garnet and 14-karat gold, 15 7⁄8 in. × 9 in. (40.4 × 22.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.10

Artwork Details

Title
Pele (Hawaiian Goddess of Fire)
Artist
Date
not dated
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 7⁄8 in. × 9 in. (40.4 × 22.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D.
Mediums
Mediums Description
Australian red malee burl and blackwood, garnet and 14-karat gold
Classifications
Object Number
2021.66.10
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2021.66.10

Works by this artist (42 items)

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Ross Moffett, Divine, Serpentine and Feldspar, 1941, monotype on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Josephine and Salvatore Del Deo, 1983.18.21
Divine, Serpentine and Feldspar
Artist
Date1941
monotype on paper
Not on view
Ross Moffett, Truro Shore, ca. 1941, monotype on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Josephine and Salvatore Del Deo, 1983.18.29
Truro Shore
Artist
Dateca. 1941
monotype on paper
Not on view
Ross Moffett, Woman Gathering Beach Plums, 1948, monotype on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Josephine and Salvatore Del Deo, 1983.18.35
Woman Gathering Beach Plums
Artist
Date1948
monotype on paper
Not on view
Ross Moffett, Abandoned Farm House, 1930, monotype on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Josephine and Salvatore Del Deo, 1983.18.12
Abandoned Farm House
Artist
Date1930
monotype on paper
Not on view

Exhibitions

Quilt featuring the portrait of a woman
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World
May 13, 2022–April 2, 2023
Renwick Gallery
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today.

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Model
Artist
Date1973
charcoal, crayon, and pastel on paper
Not on view
Joan Westermann, Cathedral, Guatemala, 1947, charcoal and pastel on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Kris Steiner-Jensen, 1992.97
Cathedral, Guatemala
Artist
Date1947
charcoal and pastel on paper
Not on view
Violet Oakley, The Heavenly Host (composition study for left mural, All Angels Church, New York), ca. 1900-1903, charcoal, pastel, and paint on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Robert Tyler Davis Memorial Fund, 1980.74.1
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Dateca. 1900-1903
charcoal, pastel, and paint on paper
Not on view