Monopoly

Kristen Morgin, Monopoly, 2007, unfired clays, paints, inks, markers, stain, and graphite , 38 1⁄2 × 37 × 1 1⁄2 in. (97.8 × 94.0 × 3.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Bannus and Cecily Hudson, 2017.33A-M, © 2007, Kristen Morgin

Artwork Details

Title
Monopoly
Artist
Date
2007
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
38 1⁄2 × 37 × 1 1⁄2 in. (97.8 × 94.0 × 3.8 cm)
Copyright
© 2007, Kristen Morgin
Credit Line
Gift of Bannus and Cecily Hudson
Mediums
Mediums Description
unfired clays, paints, inks, markers, stain, and graphite
Classifications
Subjects
  • Recreation — sport and play — games
Object Number
2017.33A-M
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2017.33A-M

Artwork Description

Kristen Morgin's illusionistic sculptures resemble found objects weathered by time, but they are in fact meticulously crafted assemblages made from unfired clay. Inspired by abandoned objects from people's pasts, she investigates age, nostalgia, and value in  culture -- themes rooted in the mythology of the American Dream. The fragile, vulnerable nature of this work seems almost a foreboding of the global financial crash that ensued just one year after it was completed.

Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019

Works by this artist (27 items)

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Violet Oakley, Scale Model of the Dante Window, n.d., oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.24
Scale Model of the Dante Window
Artist
Daten.d.
oil on canvas
Not on view
Violet Oakley, Dante Window (study for Paradiso: Virgin Mary), ca. 1912, pencil on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.19
Dante Window (study for Paradiso: Virgin Mary)
Artist
Dateca. 1912
pencil on paper
Not on view
Violet Oakley, Dante Window (study for Purgatorio: head of a woman, profile), ca. 1912, black chalk on tracing paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.5
Dante Window (study for Purgatorio: head of a woman,…
Artist
Dateca. 1912
black chalk on tracing paper
Not on view
Violet Oakley, Dante Window (study for Purgatorio, Medallion 8, Canto 30: Head of one of the figures of Virtue), ca. 1912, black chalk on tracing paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Violet Oakley Memorial Foundation, 1983.39.7
Dante Window (study for Purgatorio, Medallion 8, Canto 30:…
Artist
Dateca. 1912
black chalk on tracing paper
Not on view

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