Temple’s Gate Pass

Wayne Higby, Temple's Gate Pass, 1988, earthenware and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of KPMG Peat Marwick, 1993.54.6A-J, © 1988, Wayne Higby

Wayne Higby, Temple's Gate Pass, 1988, earthenware and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of KPMG Peat Marwick, 1993.54.6A-J, © 1988, Wayne Higby

Wayne Higby, Temple's Gate Pass, 1988, earthenware and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of KPMG Peat Marwick, 1993.54.6A-J, © 1988, Wayne Higby

Copied Wayne Higby, Temple's Gate Pass, 1988, earthenware and glaze, overall: 14 x 33 x 8 in. (35.6 x 83.8 x 20.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of KPMG Peat Marwick, 1993.54.6A-J, © 1988, Wayne Higby

Artwork Details

Title: Temple’s Gate Pass
Artist: Wayne Higby
Date: 1988
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: overall: 14 x 33 x 8 in. (35.6 x 83.8 x 20.3 cm)
Copyright: © 1988, Wayne Higby
Credit Line: Gift of KPMG Peat Marwick
Mediums: earthenware
Mediums Description: earthenware and glaze
Classifications: Decorative Arts
Subjects: Landscape — river
Landscape — canyon
Landscape — weather — snow
Object Number: 1993.54.6A-J
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1993.54.6A-J

Artwork Description

Landscape imagery . . . provides a way to escape the bonds of reality . . . . I am able to stand on the mesa and experience myself as in a dream. -- Wayne Higby

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