Landscape #9

Media - 1978.55.3 - SAAM-1978.55.3_1 - 64952
Copied Doyle Lane, Landscape #9, 1967, earthenware and glaze, 15 1816 146 in. (38.341.315.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1978.55.3

Artwork Details

Title
Landscape #9
Artist
Date
1967
Dimensions
15 1816 146 in. (38.341.315.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Mediums
Mediums Description
earthenware and glaze
Classifications
Keywords
  • Abstract
Object Number
1978.55.3

Artwork Description

Doyle Lane built this piece from slabs of clay, then applied colored glazes to the surface. The rough texture resembles weathered rock, as if the artist salvaged pieces of natural-colored stone and placed them together in a mosaic. The cracks flow across the surface of the clay like dramatic ravines, evoking a landscape seen from far above. Lane intends for his pieces to be viewed out-of-doors so that the colors and patterns can interact with the sunlight as a natural part of the landscape.