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My Dear Home

My Dear Home

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N. Baburin

This is a very poetic and heart-felt depiction of the village of Kholui. The box tells a detailed story of Kholui, the history of its crafts (embroidery, icon and lacquer painting), the artists’ work, the past and present of the village, its peasant traditions and occupations (harvesting, making sour cabbage for winter), its people’s pastimes (riding in a troika, singing and dancing), as well as its ancient architecture. A careful viewer will notice a few signs of modernity included in the traditional scenes, such as a car in the background of a traditional harvesting scene, contemporary clothes of the boaters, or a couple with a stroller on the pier. The four sides of the box also represent four different seasons of the year.
Artist
N. Baburin
(Russian)
Title
My Dear Home
Date
2004
Medium
Papier-mâché, paint, and lacquer
Dimensions
3 11/16 x 2 11/16 x 2 15/16 in. Overall
Credit
From the Collection gifted by Frederick C. Seibold, Jr.
Accession No.
2008.44.16
Geography
Russia

Related

  • Chazen Museum of Art. "Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2006. pp. 2, 14, no. 43

  • Russian Lacquer Boxes: A Narrative Tradition: Chazen Museum of Art, 11/18/2006–1/14/2007

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