i am no one

Beth Cavener, i am no one, 2006, stoneware and clay slip, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art, 2007.29, © 2006, Beth Cavener

Beth Cavener, i am no one, 2006, stoneware and clay slip, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art, 2007.29, © 2006, Beth Cavener

Beth Cavener, i am no one, 2006, stoneware and clay slip, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art, 2007.29, © 2006, Beth Cavener

Beth Cavener, i am no one, 2006, stoneware and clay slip, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art, 2007.29, © 2006, Beth Cavener

Copied Beth Cavener, i am no one, 2006, stoneware and clay slip, 32 x 37 x 34 in. (81.3 x 94.0 x 86.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art, 2007.29, © 2006, Beth Cavener

Artwork Details

Title: i am no one
Artist: Beth Cavener
Date: 2006
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 32 x 37 x 34 in. (81.3 x 94.0 x 86.4 cm)
Copyright: © 2006, Beth Cavener
Credit Line: Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art
Mediums Description: stoneware and clay slip
Classifications: Decorative Arts
Subjects: Animal — rabbit
Object Number: 2007.29
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2007.29

Artwork Description

I want to pry at those uncomfortable, awkward edges between animal and human. Entangled in their own internal and external struggles, the figures express frustration for the human tendency towards cruelty and lack of understanding. Something conscious and knowing is captured in their gestures and expressions. An invitation and a rebuke. -- Beth Cavener

Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019