Autumn Vase

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Object Details

Artist

Michelle Holzapfel, born Woonsocket, RI 1951

Luce Center Label

Michelle Holzapfel associates vessels with spirituality. She remembers attending Mass as a child and being impressed by the presentation of the chalice, seeing it as the focal point of both the church and service. Her carved vessels capture this power and elevate simple forms to a higher level of importance.

Luce Object Quote

"Vessels bring an expansiveness to interior spaces, a largeness of feeling without largeness of scale." Michelle Holzapfel

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Fleur and Charles Bresler in honor of Kenneth R. Trapp, curator-in-charge of the Renwick Gallery (1995--2003)

Copyright

Date

1993

Object number

2003.60.20

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Decorative Arts

Crafts

Medium

sugar maple burl

Dimensions

13 3/4 x 10 5/8 x 10 7/8 in. (34.8 x 27 x 27.5 cm)

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Department

Renwick Gallery

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Topic

Landscape\season\autumn

Object\foliage

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk769d42be3-78a2-4904-8909-206209d4ae82

Record ID

saam_2003.60.20