The James Renwick Alliance helped the Renwick Gallery build this pre-eminent museum collection, contributing more than a million dollars (as of the end of 2001) towards the purchase of select objects by many of the most significant artists in the century.
The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum collects crafts and decorative objects representing the creative achievements of contemporary American artists with the goal of establishing a select collection in a variety of media. The Gallery seeks to acquire works by established artists recognized as significant for the development of contemporary American craft.
Selected Recent Renwick Gallery Acquisitions:
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Chunghi Choo, Blooming Vessel, 2004
Copper with silver plating
19 x 8 x 7 1/4"
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 2007
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Paula Bartron, Red Cylinder, 2004
Glass and glass powders
11 x 9 7/8"
Gift of Colleen and John Kotelly and Gisela and Ben Huberman, 2007