Tall squash pot

Jane Osti, Tall squash pot, 2020, clay, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Richard T. Evans Fund, 2020.63, © 2020, Jane Osti
Jane Osti, Tall squash pot, 2020, clay, 18 1⁄8 x 12 1⁄8 in. [irregular], Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Richard T. Evans Fund, 2020.63, © 2020, Jane Osti

Artwork Details

Title
Tall squash pot
Artist
Date
2020
Location
Dimensions
18 1⁄8 x 12 1⁄8 in. [irregular]
Copyright
© 2020, Jane Osti
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Richard T. Evans Fund
Mediums
Mediums Description
clay
Classifications
Highlights
Subjects
  • Object — other — container
Object Number
2020.63
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2020.63

Artwork Description

This pot is an abstracted round squash with its blossom leading into a tall neck. The artist fired it with wood from an Osage orange tree, which resulted in a deep, dark hue.


Named a Cherokee Living Treasure in 2005, Jane Osti is a master potter based in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, the capital city of the Cherokee Nation. Her art centers on preserving and promoting Cherokee culture and arts. Osti hand builds and wood fires her ceramics, often drawing from ancestral forms and designs.


This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022

Works by this artist (6 items)

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Bill Beirne, Cross Reference, 1976, two-channel video installation, color, sound; 32:00 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.2, © 1976, Bill Beirne
Cross Reference
Artist
Date1976
two-channel video installation, color, sound; 32:00 minutes
Not on view
Bill Beirne, Breathe, 1972, single-channel video, black and white, sound; 10:24 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.1, © 1972, Bill Beirne
Breathe
Artist
Date1972
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 10:24 minutes
Not on view
Bill Beirne, Lights of Glass, 1971, 16mm film, black and white, silent; 05:44 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.4, © 1971, Bill Beirne
Lights of Glass
Artist
Date1971
16mm film, black and white, silent; 05:44 minutes
Not on view
Bill Beirne, Drawing, 1972, single-channel video, black and white, sound; 12:42 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Gene Davis Memorial Fund, 2015.6.3, © 1972, Bill Beirne
Drawing
Artist
Date1972
single-channel video, black and white, sound; 12:42 minutes
Not on view

Exhibitions

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

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Date1975
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Bill Viola, Silent Life from The Reflecting Pool- Collected Work 1977-80, 1979, 13:14 minutes, color, sound, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the Ford Motor Company, 2008.21.16.3, © 1979 Bill Viola. Courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix, NY
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Date1979
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Date1974
11:45 minutes, color, sound
Not on view