USA Clay opens today the Renwick Gallery.Contemporary American ceramic artists and their work are the highlight USA Clay, a new exhibition on view through July 15, 2001 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery.
Made in the USA
USA Clay opens today the Renwick Gallery.Contemporary American ceramic artists and their work are the highlight USA Clay, a new exhibition on view through July 15, 2001 at the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery.
This exhibition features 92 ceramic artworks by 85 artists, ranging from functional wares to conceptual sculptures to folk art to works that emphasize particular techniques and aesthetic approaches. One of the many intriguing objects featured in USA Clay is Karen Koblitz's Orvieto Red Rooster Lunette, with its vibrant colors and classic motifs that are indebted to the majolica tradition of Italy.
Pictured top: Karen Koblitz, born 1951, Orvieto Red Rooster Lunette, 1994, slab-thrown, pinched, carved and low-fired ceramic with glazes and underglazes, 23 x 41 1/2 x 5 1/2 in., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Photo by Bruce Miller.
Pictured bottom: Detail of Orvieto Red Rooster Lunette by Karen Koblitz.