Object Details
- Artist
- Tim Jerman, born Bellefonte, PA 1957-died Logan, OH 2004
- Exhibition Label
- Tim Jerman began his career as a glassblower. In 1981, following a spinal cord injury, he shifted his studio practice to flameworking. With a handheld torch, he shaped colorful canes of glass into fantastical marine life, like this hermit crab, peeking out from its portable home.
- This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022
- Luce Center Label
- Tim Jerman’s intricate sculptures of aquatic life reflect his passion for marine biology. As the hermit crab emerges, its vivid blue stripes and spots pop out against the muted, natural colors of the shell.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund
- 2000
- Object number
- 2000.26.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts-Glass
- Crafts
- Medium
- flameworked glass
- Dimensions
- 5 3/4 x 5 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. (14.7 x 13.8 x 17.1 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Renwick Gallery
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Animal\fish\crab
- Record ID
- saam_2000.26.1
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76b59d539-ac3c-4450-8945-c01878900e68
