Unidentified
Tramp Art Church
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Dove si trova «Tramp Art Church» oggi? Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 25A, Washington. Sì, esposta ora. Verificato 25 settembre 2026.
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- Il museo
Sulla scultura
"Tramp" art was created from old cigar boxes by tradesmen at the turn of the twentieth century. Craftsmen chip-carved the edges of pieces of wood and layered them together to create furniture, sculptures, and religious objects. The Crown of Thorns Construction (see 1998.84.52) is named because of the interlocking construction technique, which was supposed to represent Jesus's crown when he was crucified (Helaine Fendelman, Tramp Art, 1975). These objects were not made by vagrants, but by traveling printers, carpenters, and cigar makers who "tramped" from city to city advertising their skills (Lynda Hartigan, Made with Passion, 1990).
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Scheda
- Numero di inventario
- 1998.84.43
Che cosa raffigura
In catalogo
Fonti
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Immagine: Smithsonian American Art Museum — CC0
