Sugar Bowl and Creamer III

Copied Myra Mimlitsch Gray, Sugar Bowl and Creamer III, 1996, copper, Sugar Bowl: 10 786 785 18 in. (27.617.613.1 cm) Creamer: 10 789 784 14 in. (27.625.010.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 1997.56A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Sugar Bowl and Creamer III
Date
1996
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
Sugar Bowl: 10 786 785 18 in. (27.617.613.1 cm) Creamer: 10 789 784 14 in. (27.625.010.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery
Mediums Description
copper
Classifications
Keywords
  • Object — other — dish
Object Number
1997.56A-B

Artwork Description

These molds of a sugar bowl and creamer upend the sentimentality of domestic heirlooms. Myra Mimlitsch-Gray renders the objects useless to draw into question the very mission of craft. She notes, “I am motivated by craft’s agency, whether asserted by the maker or instrumental through use; by its potential to cultivate community, and its symbolic resonance garnered across generations.”



















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