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Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976). <em>Bowl</em>, 1935–1950. Wood, 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.165.62. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.165.62_cropped.jpg)
Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976). Bowl, 1935–1950. Wood, 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.165.62. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.165.62_cropped.jpg)
Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976). <em>Bowl</em>, 1935–1950. Wood, 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.165.62. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.165.62_cropped.jpg)

Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976). Bowl, 1935–1950. Wood, 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.165.62. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.165.62_cropped.jpg)

Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976). <em>Bowl</em>, 1935–1950. Wood, 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.165.62. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1994.165.67_1994.165.30_1994.165.62.jpg)

Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976). Bowl, 1935–1950. Wood, 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.165.62. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1994.165.67_1994.165.30_1994.165.62.jpg)

Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976). <em>Bowl</em>, 1935–1950. Wood, 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.165.62. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1994.165.30_1994.165.62_bw.jpg)

Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976). Bowl, 1935–1950. Wood, 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.165.62. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1994.165.30_1994.165.62_bw.jpg)

Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976). <em>Bowl</em>, 1935–1950. Wood, 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.165.62. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1994.165.67_1994.165.30_1994.165.62_bw.jpg)

Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976). Bowl, 1935–1950. Wood, 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.165.62. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1994.165.67_1994.165.30_1994.165.62_bw.jpg)

Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976). <em>Bowl</em>, 1935–1950. Wood, 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.165.62. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1994.165.30_1994.165.62.jpg)

Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976). Bowl, 1935–1950. Wood, 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.165.62. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 1994.165.30_1994.165.62.jpg)

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Bowl

Decorative Arts and Design

The undulating lines of the wooden bowl shown here evoke a jellyfish in motion, or a leaf curling in the summer sun. Russel Wright experimented with these curving, biomorphic shapes in several media and clearly found them interesting in their own right. Although neither easy to make nor particularly suited to their purpose, these bowls were, however, wonderfully playful and suggestive of nature to the consumers he targeted.
This text refers to these objects: 1994.165.62; 1994.165.30
MAKERS Russel Wright, American, 1904–1976; Klise Woodenware
MEDIUM Wood
DATES 1935–1950
DIMENSIONS 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm)  (show scale)
MARKINGS no marks
SIGNATURE not signed
INSCRIPTIONS no inscriptions
COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts and Design
ACCESSION NUMBER 1994.165.62
CREDIT LINE Gift of Paul F. Walter
EXHIBITIONS
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976). Bowl, 1935–1950. Wood, 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.165.62. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.165.62_cropped.jpg)
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Russel Wright (American, 1904–1976). <em>Bowl</em>, 1935–1950. Wood, 4 ¼ x 13 ¾ x 9 in. (11.5 x 35.0 x 22.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Paul F. Walter, 1994.165.62. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.165.62_cropped.jpg)

TAGS

accessory
decorative
20thC
sculpted
molded wood

TAGS

accessory
decorative
20thC
sculpted
molded wood

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