Rocking Pot

Peter Voulkos, Rocking Pot, 1956, stoneware with colemanite wash, 13 582117 12 in. (34.653.344.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and various donors and museum purchase, 1983.79

Artwork Details

Title
Rocking Pot
Date
1956
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
13 582117 12 in. (34.653.344.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and various donors and museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
stoneware with colemanite wash
Classifications
Object Number
1983.79

Works by this artist (1 item)

Sonya Clark, Monumental, 2019, woven linen with madder dye and tea stain, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, and the Kenneth R. Trapp Acquisition Fund, 2022.13, © 2019, Sonya Y.S. Clark
Monumental
Date2019
woven linen with madder dye and tea stain
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 1983.79 - SAAM-1983.79_2 - 115897
Voulkos: The Breakthrough Years
April 7, 2017August 20, 2017
Originally trained as a functional potter, Voulkos defied mid-century craft dictums of proper technique and form.

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