Meet the Artist: Laurel Roth Hope
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- Creator
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
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- 1,620
- Video Title
- Meet the Artist: Laurel Roth Hope
- Description
- Laurel Roth Hope uses traditional techniques of carving, embroidery, crochet, and collage to transform ordinary materials into elaborate animal sculptures that are both playful and poignant. Her work is influenced by her background as a park ranger and focuses on the relationship between humankind and nature, touching on topics such as environmental protection, animal behavior, and species extinction.
- Video Duration
- 3 min 58 sec
- YouTube Keywords
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington DC Gallery Place Portrait Lunder Luce Conservation Kogod sculpture statues web series short film museum landmark culture humanities visual arts
- Uploaded
- 2015-02-18T17:27:50.000Z
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- YouTube Videos
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- americanartmuseum
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
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- americanartmuseum
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- Education
- Topic
- Art, American
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- yt_o7wtX6dFagQ
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