Spoon+from+a+Forgotten+Ceremony

Date: 1994
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Artist: **Norm Sartorius** Born: Salisbury, Maryland 1947

Medium: dogwood Dimensions: 1 1/2 x 18 x 3 in. (3.8 x 45.8 x 7.7 cm.) Smithsonian American Art Museum Gift of John and Robyn Horn

Accession: 1994.75 || “Finding a truly remarkable piece of wood is a joyful experience, and it can happen in so many ways.” Norm Sartorius, 1994
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//Spoon from a Forgotten Ceremony// is carved from salvaged dogwood. Norm Sartorius often uses discarded wood for his sculptures because he feels that even the tiniest scrap can be turned into a beautiful, lasting object. Sartorius named this piece Forgotten Ceremony because the double handle suggests an ancient ritual from a past life or lost civilization.
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About the Artist <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Learn More at the Luce Foundation Center <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Norm Sartorius' Website <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">SAAM Collections Page
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