Wave

April Surgent, Wave, 2021, glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gwen and Jerome Paulson in honor of the James Renwick Alliance for Craft, 2022.20A-D, © 2021, April Surgent
April Surgent, Wave, 2021, glass, 18 × 36 × 34 in. (45.7 × 91.4 × 1.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Gwen and Jerome Paulson in honor of the James Renwick Alliance for Craft, 2022.20A-D, © 2021, April Surgent

Artwork Details

Title
Wave
Date
2021
Dimensions
18 × 36 × 34 in. (45.7 × 91.4 × 1.9 cm)
Copyright
© 2021, April Surgent
Credit Line
Gift of Gwen and Jerome Paulson in honor of the James Renwick Alliance for Craft
Mediums
Mediums Description
glass
Classifications
Subjects
  • Waterscape
Object Number
2022.20A-D

Artwork Description

April Surgent makes portraits of the ocean with the traditional craft of cameo engraving. This slow, intentional process contrasts the drive for speed and innovation in contemporary life. Wave prompts a closer look at ancient and vulnerable marine ecosystems. Small red flecks below the water’s surface represent the destructive and ever-growing presence of plastics in the ocean.


This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022

Works by this artist (17 items)

Frank Espada, Alberto (South Bronx, New York), 1981, printed ca. 1995, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2015.22.12, © 1981, Frank Espada Photography
Alberto (South Bronx, New York)
Date1981, printed ca. 1995
inkjet print
Not on view
Frank Espada, Untitled (Two boys, East New York), 1964, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2015.22.8, © 1964, Frank Espada Photography
Untitled (Two boys, East New York)
Date1964
gelatin silver print
Not on view
Frank Espada, No Parking (Williamsburg, Brooklyn), 1974, printed ca. 1995, inkjet print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2015.22.10, © 1974, Frank Espada Photography
No Parking (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
Date1974, printed ca. 1995
inkjet print
Not on view
Frank Espada, Untitled (Three Kings Day Parade – leaving), 1981, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center, 2015.22.16, © 1981, Frank Espada Photography
Untitled (Three Kings Day Parade – leaving)
Date1981
gelatin silver print
Not on view

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David Levinthal, Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East, 1975, printed 2015, Pigment print on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 2017.32.168, © 1975, David Levinthal
Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East
Date1975, printed 2015
Pigment print on paper
Not on view
David Levinthal, Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East, 1974, printed 2015, Pigment print on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 2017.32.156, © 1974, David Levinthal
Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East
Date1974, printed 2015
Pigment print on paper
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David Levinthal, Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East, 1974, printed 2015, Pigment print on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor, 2017.32.154, © 1974, David Levinthal
Untitled from the series Hitler Moves East
Date1974, printed 2015
Pigment print on paper
Not on view