Go behind the scenes with artist David Harper Clemons for an engaging virtual studio tour. Thursday, February 16, 7 p.m. ET
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A black box with an open lid. It has metal utensils mounted on the inside of the lid and small square compartments on the base. Beside it, there is a stack of two boxes wrapped in brown paper.
Making the Common Uncommon

Virtual Studio Tour with Artist David Harper Clemons
Thursday, February 16, 7 p.m. ET

Join metalsmith David Harper Clemons for a virtual tour of his North Carolina studio. In this exclusive, behind-the-scenes look, Clemons discusses how he creates art that explores identity and gives meaning to common objects that extend beyond their expected uses.  

Participants will have the opportunity to see the tools he regularly uses in his mixed media and metal work and ask him questions in a live chat. Clemons’s artwork The Weight of Deferred Gratification is featured in the exhibition This Present Moment: Crafting A Better World, currently on view at SAAM’s Renwick Gallery. 
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Three hand-crafted utensils, top to bottom: a spoon, a knife, and a fork. Their handles have seeds and nuts inside.
A box of seeds. The spoon is in two pieces with seeds spilling out of the handle.
A black and white photograph of David Harper Clemons, an African American man wearing a black t-shirt.

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Learn about Clemons’s artwork, The Weight of Deferred Gratification on SAAM Stories. Part of SAAM's permanent collection, it was acquired in honor of the Renwick Gallery's 50th anniversary.
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Image Credits: Installation photography of This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, 2022; Photo by Albert Ting

Details, David Harper Clemons, The Weight of Deferred Gratification, 2019, sterling silver, stainless steel, brass, glass, and mahogany with corn, wild rice, and wheat, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery and the 40th anniversary of the Alliance, 2022.22A-M, © 2022, David Harper Clemons

David Harper Clemons, Photo courtesy of the artist
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