Rollway

Anne Currier, Rollway, 1992, hand-built and glazed earthenware, assembled: 15 x 21 x 9 in. (38.1 x 53.3 x 22.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance on the occasion of the 25^th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery, 1997.53A-B

Artwork Details

Title: Rollway
Artist: Anne Currier
Date: 1992
Location: Smithsonian American Art Museum
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Luce Foundation Center
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4th Floor
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54A
Dimensions: assembled: 15 x 21 x 9 in. (38.1 x 53.3 x 22.9 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of the James Renwick Alliance on the occasion of the 25^th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery
Mediums: earthenware
Mediums Description: hand-built and glazed earthenware
Classifications: Decorative Arts
Object Number: 1997.53A-B
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.53A-B

Artwork Description

Anne Currier experiments with the look and feel of different shapes, and made the top section of this piece simply because it felt good in her hands. She crafted the sculpture from earthenware and fired it three times to create the gritty surface. The stonelike texture and simple forms conjure something much larger than this ceramic model, evoking finely chiseled architecture or the interlocking parts of a strange machine.