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Bob Stocksdale

Bowl

Description

Maker

Bob Stocksdale (American, b. 1913)

Title

Bowl

Year

1994

Medium

  • Brazilian rosewood

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Brazilian rosewood

Materials

rosewood

Dimensions

Height: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signed on underside of foot "Bob Stocksdale / 1994" and "Brazilian / Rosewood"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Daphne Farago

Object Number

1996.62.4

Type

  • Woodwork

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Recent Acquisitions
Inclusive and Diverse
Feb 18, 2000 – Apr 16, 2000

Label copy

Interest in turned wooden objects has grown considerably in the past decade, and woodturning is rapidly emerging as an art form in itself. Bob Stocksdale, a pioneer in the field, is unquestionably the "old master" of American turners. Self-taught, he has an uncanny instinct for the inner beauty of wood, which he reveals in his lathe-turned bowls. In recent years, his wife, Kay Sekimachi, has formed exquisite paper vessels molded around these wooden bowls. Their collaboration was the subject of a 1995 RISD Museum exhibition, Marriage in Form. In honor of the artists, Daphne Farago subsequently presented two bowls by Bob Stocksdale to the Museum.

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Bob Stocksdale (American, b. 1913)
Bowl, 1994
Brazilian rosewood
Height: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 inches)
Gift of Daphne Farago 1996.62.4

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