Dionysus Sings

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Title

Dionysus Sings

Creator

Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951

Identifier

MH_014

Date

2012

Description

Natural white birch burl frames pyrography drawing of Dionysos singing, with lyre; image adapted from Greek ceramic vase decoration.
Interior of Attic red-figured cup, Brygos Painter, 490 BC, Biblioteque Nationale, Paris. Illustrated in "Greek Vases: the Athenians and Their Images" by Francois Lissarrague.

Format

White birch burl, 12 x 12 x 1 inches

Subject

Wood sculpture, American
Carving (Decorative arts)
Women and the decorative arts
Women artists--United States
Art woodwork
Decoration and ornament--Greek influences
Dionysus (Greek deity)
Music in art

Rights

Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951-

Type

Studio Wood Art

Date Copyrighted

2012

Access Rights

Copyright © 2019 by Michelle Holzapfel
All rights reserved. No part of this archive may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, downloading, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. Please contact Michelle Holzapfel at mholzapfel1979@gmail.com for permission.

Is Referenced By

MH_306 2017 Artist's Statement/Inventory for Solo Show "Pencil Needle Chisel"
MH_313 2016 Artist’s Statement/Inventory for exhibit “Passagi”

Medium

wood

Provenance

2009 Solo Show "Lost and Found" at the del mano gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2015 "True to Form" exhibit (with David Holzapfel) at the Drury Gallery. Marlboro College, VT

2016 "Passagi" exhibit, (with David Holzapfel) at the Mitchell-Giddings Fine Arts Gallery, Brattleboro, VT
2017 Solo Show, "Pencil, Needle, Chisel" solo exhibit, Rhodes Art Center Gallery, Northfield Mt. Hermon School, Northfield, MA

Rights Holder

Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951-
In the collection of Michelle Holzapfel, Applewoods Studio, Marlboro, VT.

Files

10. Dionysys.jpg

Collection

Citation

Holzapfel, Michelle, 1951, “Dionysus Sings,” Michelle Holzapfel Archive, accessed May 18, 2024, https://michelleholzapfel.omeka.net/items/show/20.