Dream Sequence

Bruria, Dream Sequence, 1978, porcelain, glaze, china paint, decals, and cloth with slip, 10 1⁄4 x 7 x 8 1⁄2 in. (26.0 x 17.8 x 21.6 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Jonas Rosenfield, Jr. in memory of Lenore Rosenfield, 1981.19

Artwork Details

Title
Dream Sequence
Artist
Date
1978
Location
Dimensions
10 1⁄4 x 7 x 8 1⁄2 in. (26.0 x 17.8 x 21.6 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Jonas Rosenfield, Jr. in memory of Lenore Rosenfield
Mediums
Mediums Description
porcelain, glaze, china paint, decals, and cloth with slip
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — head
  • State of being — phenomenon — dream
Object Number
1981.19
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1981.19

Artwork Description

The quiet and peaceful face of Dream Sequence is painted with blue, purple, and gold paints, while the back of the head is decorated with butterfly decals. Bruria often includes actual cloth on her sculptures like the one that is wrapped around this head, inspired by the lace head coverings her observant mother would wear during their Friday evening Sabbath celebrations.

Works by this artist (20 items)

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Anna Hyatt Huntington, Llama, 1936, cast aluminum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1967.50.12
Llama
Artist
Date1936
cast aluminum
On view
Anna Hyatt Huntington, Rhino and Lioness, ca. 1936-1955, cast aluminum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1967.50.5
Rhino and Lioness
Artist
Dateca. 1936-1955
cast aluminum
On view
Anna Hyatt Huntington, Mare and Foal, 1905, cast aluminum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1967.50.3
Mare and Foal
Artist
Date1905
cast aluminum
On view
Anna Hyatt Huntington, Wild Boar, 1936, cast aluminum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist, 1967.50.8
Wild Boar
Artist
Date1936
cast aluminum
On view

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Fish Decoy
Artist
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Dateca. 1940s
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Buddy Wayman, Sucker Decoy, after 1940, carved and painted wood, aluminum sheet metal, ferrous eye hook, and lead weight, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Alastair B. Martin, 1999.67.2
Sucker Decoy
Artist
Attributed to Buddy Wayman
Dateafter 1940
carved and painted wood, aluminum sheet metal, ferrous eye hook, and lead weight
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