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William Hunter1990
- Attribution
- William Hunter American, born 1947 El Portal, California
- Medium
- Cocobolo wood
- Physical dimensions
- 16.5 × 34.3 cm (6 1/2 × 13 1/2 in.)
- Credit line
- Gift of Arthur and Jane Mason
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William Hunter’s work participates in the revival of wood turning sparked by artists such as James Prestini. Here, Hunter illustrated the method of lathe-turning at its finest through the densely packed, carved flutes of the bowl’s form, which was inspired by spiral ornamentation on decorative turnings. Ancient Flutes , like many of his works, was inspired by wind-sculpted sands, water ripples, and river currents in his native California. Hunter’s work addresses the interest in exploring both movement and nature through form.
Description: Art Institute of Chicago · CC BY 4.0