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Rick Dillingham, Large Silver Globe, 1978, raku, silver leaf, overall: 12 7⁄8 × 15 7⁄8 in. (32.7 × 40.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Robert and Sharon Buchanan, 2021.41.4
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Large Silver Globe
- Artist
- Date
- 1978
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- overall: 12 7⁄8 × 15 7⁄8 in. (32.7 × 40.3 cm)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert and Sharon Buchanan
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- raku, silver leaf
- Object Number
- 2021.41.4
Artwork Description
Rick Dillingham carefully hand built and fired this large clay globe. And then he shattered it. He glazed and raku-fired the shards, then he just as carefully rebuilt it. The repaired pot revels in its imperfections, highlighted by the strips of silver leaf, strokes of blue glaze, and cloud-like spots and speckles. Dillingham developed this intense process after years of studying and restoring ancient Pueblo pottery. The shimmering, imperfect globe reflects Dillingham’s idea that “no one is a master of ceramic arts, it’s just a matter of how much you can cooperate with the elements at the time.”
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