Telephone Cabinet
Silas Kopf
(American)
1993
Medium/TechniqueMaple, zebrawood, various woods in marquetry
Dimensions84 x 29 x 20"
Credit LineGift of Carolyn J. and Robert C. Springborn
Accession number2011.2135
On View
Not on viewClassificationsFurniture
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Kopf has often looked to self portraiture as subject matter for his work in marquetry, a technique that calls for the use of small pieces of wood to create an image—here, a rather realistic one. Telephone Cabinet, Kopf’s second exploration into the theme, uses simple cabinetry techniques to create a surface that envisions the artist in conversation within a public telephone booth, fingers bent and removing change from the coin return.
Provenance2006, sold by the artist to Carolyn and Robert Springborn, C.A.; 2011, year-end gift of Carolyn and Robert Springborn to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 25, 2012)
1700–20
John Cederquist
