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South Cabinet

• Maker: Randy Shull
• Medium: Polychromed wood, paper, rubber, glass, metal
• Geographical Locations:
  • Possible place made: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
  • Possible place made: Penland, North Carolina, USA
• Dates: 1992
• Dimensions: 84 x 50 x 15 in. (213.4 x 127 x 38.1 cm)
• Markings: Incised into back of "facade" extension at top of cabinet: ' "SOUTH" / R. SHULL 1992 '
• Collections: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: This item is not on view
• Accession Number: 1994.206
• Credit Line: Gift of Franklin Parrasch
• Image: Overall, 1994.206_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
Randy Shull. South Cabinet, 1992. Polychromed wood, paper, rubber, glass, metal, 84 x 50 x 15 in. (213.4 x 127 x 38.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Franklin Parrasch, 1994.206 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.206_SL1.jpg)
• Catalogue Description: Wood cabinet with cupboard and drawer, painted predominantly red. Trapezoid-shaped cabinet tapers toward top; front surface extends straight up (like the façade of a building), and then rises again at center into a rectangular shape. The plank that forms this extension has been roughly cut and splintered so that it has an irregular edge; some of the splinters are bent and twisted and the surfaces are unpainted. Front of cabinet bows out slightly; in center, there is a small cupboard above (approximately 35 x 12 x 15") and drawer below (approximately 7 x 18"), both set flush with cabinet front. Cupboard door is rectangular in shape, hinged at side, and painted silver-gray. Two narrower rectangular strips of black rubber (from a tire) with raised yellow lettering nailed to center of door; each strip reads "SOUTH" (oriented so that the "H" of each strip is at center). Interior of cupboard is painted yellow with yellow-green trim; single shelf bisects space. Exterior of drawer is painted silver-gray with four matching vertical bands in yellow-green with red borders and a row of white dots down center. Cupboard door and drawer have identical knobs, consisting of round black wooden ball (approximately 1" in diameter) with bristle-like wheel anchored in center with a red and black glass bauble. All over the cabinet, the paint has a distressed appearance with scratches and losses, especially around edges, revealing several layers of paint and paper. Condition: Good; drawer knob is loose; small nick (about 1/4" diameter) with paint loss on right side at top.