Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
2020.003.029 |
Object Name |
Mixed Media |
Description |
Artist: A 24inx 12in frame made of old Tennessee wormy barnwood. Inside is a hand crafted leather Tennessee state map with a custom handled knife with white stabilized bone encasing the letter V hand made from orange micarta. The V is represented as the center of the tooling of coVid19. This is surrounded by tooling of barbed wire reflecting how we have been fenced in. I crafted all but the knife steel. The old barn wood frame is from Tennessee and reflects the rustic history and image of our great state. The leather map is as tough as our history and population..The coVid symbol is closed in by barbed wire as we have been in our daily lives. The knife with the Volunteer orange V shows that we are tough enough to cut through anything thrown our way. |
Date |
2020 |
Artist |
Rick Ramsey |
Dimensions |
H-12 W-24 inches |
Collection |
Local Art in the Age of the 2020 Global Pandemic Special |
Title |
co V id 19 |
Place of Origin |
Mountain City, Tn |
Material |
leather, bone, orange micarta, knife steel, wood |
Subjects |
local history Appalachian Art |
Search Terms |
Appalachian Art |