Oliver Hilliard Booth III, born Columbia, SC 1940-died Annapolis, MD 1996 Search this
Medium:
cherry
Dimensions:
6 3/8 x 11 1/8 x 11 3/8 in. (16.2 x 28.3 x 28.9 cm)
Type:
Decorative Arts
Crafts
Date:
1996
Luce Center Label:
Hilliard Booth turned and sanded his vessels before applying designs in pencil. He meticulously carved the details into the wood with a fine tool, taking many hours to complete a single carving. Groups of tiny cutouts follow the same direction around the vessels: in African Dance (see 1995.100.2) they form a ribbon around the center, and in Bowl they flow down from the opening in textured waves.
Luce Object Quote:
"Shaping the wood . . . gratifies my fascination with spatial form and line, grain, color and texture." Hilliard Booth, 1997
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)
