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Contemporary Craft and Decorative Arts

The museum's Renwick Gallery is home to the nation's premier collection of American studio craft and contemporary decorative arts. The permanent collection features works in all of the craft media—glass, ceramic, wood, fiber, and metal—as well as mixed media objects. Jewelry and studio furniture make up a significant part of the collection. Highlights include works by Wendell Castle, Robert Ebendorf, and Albert Paley. Larry Fuente's Game Fish (right), an assemblage of game pieces in the form of a trophy fish, is a favorite among Renwick visitors.

Pictured: Larry Fuente, Game Fish, 1988, mixed media, 51 1/2 x 112 1/2 x 10 3/4 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase through the Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program