Horses and Deer

Joe Feddersen, Horses and Deer, 2020, glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund, 2021.34, © 2020, Joe Feddersen
Copied Joe Feddersen, Horses and Deer, 2020, glass, overall_​1: 13 14 in. × 11 34 in. × 10 in. (33.7 × 29.8 × 25.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund, 2021.34, © 2020, Joe Feddersen

Artwork Details

Title
Horses and Deer
Date
2020
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall_​1: 13 14 in. × 11 34 in. × 10 in. (33.7 × 29.8 × 25.4 cm)
Copyright
© 2020, Joe Feddersen
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
glass
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — deer
  • Animal — horse
Object Number
2021.34

Artwork Description

This glass basket features a lone deer surrounded by many horses. In parts of Washington state, wild horses have overgrazed the natural habitat, thereby threatening the livelihood of other species. The basket’s bright yellow background signals urgency and alarm to the situation. An enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation in Washington, Joe Feddersen creates works in glass, fiber, and print that speak to relationships among humans, animals, and their environments.


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Exhibitions

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Sharing Honors and Burdens: Renwick Invitational 2023
May 26, 2023March 31, 2024
Artists Joe Feddersen (Arrow Lakes/Okanagan), Lily Hope (Tlingit), Ursala Hudson (Tlingit), Erica Lord (Athabaskan/Iñupiat), Geo Neptune (Passamaquoddy), and Maggie Thompson (Fond du Lac Ojibwe) present a fresh and nuanced vision of Native American art.