Chalice (one of a group)

Arts of the Americas

1955–60

Renard Koehnemann (American, 1918–1999)

Chicago silversmith Renard Koehnemann’s practice consisted mainly of custom-designed, hand-forged chalices and patens for newly ordained priests. In accordance with his philosophy, each chalice is different yet expresses a contemporary aesthetic. A student of Daniel Pederson of Chicago’s Kalo workshop—the city’s premier source for handwrought silver wares in the first half of the 20th century—Koehnemann achieved elegant expressions of modernity through simple forms and the use of contrasting materials.

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Artist: Renard Koehnemann
Title: Chalice (one of a group)
Place: Chicago (Object made in)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1955–1960
Medium: Silver, gold plating, and red enamel
Inscriptions: Marked on bottom: HAND WROUGHT / STERLING / RAK Pierced around stem: LOVE ONE ANOTHER (next to Sacred Heart symbol)
Dimensions: 16.5 × 10.5 cm (6 1/2 × 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Walter Placko in memory of Renard Koehnemann
Reference Number: 2001.2.1

Jennifer M. Downs, “ ‘The New Modern Feeling’: A Catalogue of the Collection,” Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 27, 2 (2001), 99–100, cat. 30.
Judith A. Barter, Elizabeth McGoey, et al., American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago (New Haven: Yale University Press, 2016), cat. 98 (ill.).
Elizabeth McGoey, ed., American Silver in the Art Institute of Chicago (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 2018), https://publications.artic.edu/americansilver/reader/collection/section/6, cat. 98 (ill.).

Renard Koehnemann (1918-1999), Chesterton, IN, until 1999; bequeathed to Walter Placko (died c. 2014), Chesterton, IN, 1999; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 2001.

Cat. 98 Chalice, 1955/60

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