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American Decorative Arts
Maker: Stoney Lamar, American, born 1951
What We Feel
2001
Ash, steel
24 × 11 × 7 in. (60.96 × 27.94 × 17.78 cm)
Purchased with a gift from Ruth and David Waterbury, B.A. 1958, in honor of Stephen S. Lash, B.A. 1962, and with the Yale University Art Gallery and Ruth and David Waterbury, B.A. 1958, Fund
2001.102.1
Geography:
Made in Nashville, Tennessee
Culture:
American
Period:
21st century
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
This work was exhibited by Finer Things gallery at SOFA Chicago 2001. Curator Patricia Kane saw it there and had the opportunity to discuss it with the artist and with Dave and Ruth Waterbury, Robyn Horn, and Glenn Adamson. Horn, who is one of the leading collectors of Lamar's work, and Adamson, who wrote about his work for "Wood Turning in North America Since 1930" encouraged Kane to give this object serious consideration for the Art Gallery's collection.
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions 2001,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2002): 124.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
