Landscape #9

Doyle Lane, Landscape #9, 1967, earthenware and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1978.55.3
Doyle Lane, Landscape #9, 1967, earthenware and glaze, 15 1⁄8 x 16 1⁄4 x 6 in. (38.3 x 41.3 x 15.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc., 1978.55.3

Artwork Details

Title
Landscape #9
Artist
Date
1967
Location
Dimensions
15 1⁄8 x 16 1⁄4 x 6 in. (38.3 x 41.3 x 15.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
Mediums
Mediums Description
earthenware and glaze
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1978.55.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1978.55.3

Artwork Description

Doyle Lane built this piece from slabs of clay, then applied colored glazes to the surface. The rough texture resembles weathered rock, as if the artist salvaged pieces of natural-colored stone and placed them together in a mosaic. The cracks flow across the surface of the clay like dramatic ravines, evoking a landscape seen from far above. Lane intends for his pieces to be viewed out-of-doors so that the colors and patterns can interact with the sunlight as a natural part of the landscape.

Works by this artist (2 items)

Wendy Yothers, Baba Yaga's Teapots for Brewing Light and Dark Spells, 2009, sterling silver and glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor in memory of John Emory and Sylvia Pierce Largen, and Mrs. Alice Ferguson, 2011.39.2, © 2009, Wendy Yothers
Baba Yaga’s Teapots for Brewing Light and Dark Spells
Artist
Date2009
sterling silver and glass
Not on view
Wendy Yothers, Baba Yaga's Teapots for Brewing Light and Dark Spells, 2009, sterling silver and glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of an anonymous donor in memory of John Emory and Sylvia Pierce Largen, and Mrs. Alice Ferguson, 2011.39.1A-B, © 2009, Wendy Yothers
Baba Yaga’s Teapots for Brewing Light and Dark Spells
Artist
Date2009
sterling silver and glass
Not on view

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