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Elvis Presley Face Jug #4
1992
Michael Crocker
Born: Lula, Georgia 1956
Melvin Crocker
Born: Lula, Georgia 1959
fired clay with various glazes including platinum oxide
11 3/8 x 7 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (28.9 x 19.4 x 20.6 cm)
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase
1997.124.151
Smithsonian American Art Museum
3rd Floor, Luce Foundation Center
This single-handle jug was a prevalent form in Southern folk pottery and was often finished by molding the body into the form of a face. It has been finished in a contemporary fashion with the face of Elvis. The original jugs created by Georgia folk artists were not as polished or lifelike as this one and often showed distorted and crude features. The body of the jug for Elvis Presley Face Jug #4 was thrown by Michael, while Elvis's image was molded by Melvin.
For more information about this work visit the Luce Foundation Center.
Keywords
Figure male - head
Portrait male - Presley, Elvis - head
decorative arts - ceramic
folk art
clay
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