Object Details
- Artist
- Fred Fenster, born New York City 1934-died 2024
- Luce Center Label
- Fred Fenster’s serving pieces express his respect for family rituals. The unusual design of this teapot emphasizes the individually shaped pieces and the welds that hold them together, celebrating each step in Fenster’s creative process. Although the body of the piece looks like a modern abstraction, the handle is forthright, almost industrial in appearance. By combining these effects, Fenster reminds us that a craft object should be both functional and beautiful.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ruth Neubauer
- 1994
- Object number
- 1996.32.1A-B
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts
- Crafts
- Medium
- constructed pewter
- Dimensions
- part A (teapot): 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (29.3 x 21.7 x 11.5 cm) part B (lid): 2 x 2 x 2 in. (5.2 x 5.2 x 5.2 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Renwick Gallery
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 52B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Record ID
- saam_1996.32.1A-B
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78382b5d4-0cf0-45f0-a730-c1e1e0c685f1
