Rollway

Anne Currier, Rollway, 1992, hand-built and glazed earthenware, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 1997.53A-B
Copied Anne Currier, Rollway, 1992, hand-built and glazed earthenware, assembled: 15 x 21 x 9 in. (38.1 x 53.3 x 22.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 1997.53A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Rollway
Artist
Date
1992
Location
Dimensions
assembled: 15 x 21 x 9 in. (38.1 x 53.3 x 22.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery
Mediums
Mediums Description
hand-built and glazed earthenware
Classifications
Object Number
1997.53A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.53A-B

Artwork Description

Anne Currier experiments with the look and feel of different shapes, and made the top section of this piece simply because it felt good in her hands. She crafted the sculpture from earthenware and fired it three times to create the gritty surface. The stonelike texture and simple forms conjure something much larger than this ceramic model, evoking finely chiseled architecture or the interlocking parts of a strange machine.