Large Silver Globe

Rick Dillingham, Large Silver Globe, 1978, raku, silver leaf, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Robert and Sharon Buchanan, 2021.41.4
Rick Dillingham, Large Silver Globe, 1978, raku, silver leaf, overall: 12 78 × 15 78 in. (32.7 × 40.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Robert and Sharon Buchanan, 2021.41.4

Artwork Details

Title
Large Silver Globe
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: 12 78 × 15 78 in. (32.7 × 40.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert and Sharon Buchanan
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.”

This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022

Works by this artist (1 item)

Timothy Horn, Gorgonia 17, 2018, nickel-plated bronze and mirrored blown glass
, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Renwick Acquisitions Fund, 2021.80, © 2021, Timothy Horn
Gorgonia 17
Date2018
nickel-plated bronze and mirrored blown glass
Not on view

Exhibitions

Quilt featuring the portrait of a woman
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World
May 13, 2022April 2, 2023
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today.

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