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Connie Mississippi, Midnight Mountain, from the series Circle of Time, 2001-2004, Baltic birch plywood
, 6 1⁄2 in. × 22 in. (16.5 × 55.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D., 2021.66.28
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Midnight Mountain, from the series Circle of Time
- Artist
- Date
- 2001-2004
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 6 1⁄2 in. × 22 in. (16.5 × 55.9 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Jeffrey Bernstein, M.D. and Judith Chernoff, M.D.
- Mediums Description
- Baltic birch plywood
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Abstract
- Allegory — time
- Object Number
- 2021.66.28
Artwork Description
Midnight Mountain conjures the dramatic mountains of New Mexico. The work was made as part of a series on the cyclical nature of time, an idea reinforced by the circular movement of her lathe. As Mississippi turns, she follows her intuition to craft landscape and contemplates new possibilities for wood.
“The lathe itself, an industrial and seemingly unromantic tool, has taken on new possibilities as a source for creative explorations. The artist is no longer limited to the lathe of the past, turning spindles and bowls, but has discovered an untapped reference to a universe yet to be explored.” —Connie Mississippi
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022
Exhibitions
May 13, 2022–April 2, 2023
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today.