The Weeper

Georgia Blizzard, The Weeper, ca. 1989, low-fired clay, 10 7⁄8 x 8 1⁄4 x 9 1⁄2 in. (27.6 x 21.0 x 24.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase, 1997.124.142

Artwork Details

Title
The Weeper
Artist
Date
ca. 1989
Location
Dimensions
10 7⁄8 x 8 1⁄4 x 9 1⁄2 in. (27.6 x 21.0 x 24.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase
Mediums
Mediums Description
low-fired clay
Classifications
Subjects
  • State of being — emotion — sorrow
  • Figure female — fragment — face
Object Number
1997.124.142
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.124.142

Artwork Description

Georgia Blizzard created her first figurative pots by surrounding old bottles and jars with clay. She made portraits of people from her past, and haunting images of women with distorted bodies and staring eyes. The distressed face of The Weeper likely relates to the loss of a friend or family member.

Works by this artist (1 item)

Maud H. Squire, Knitting, 1907, aquatint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chicago Society of Etchers, 1935.13.305
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Date1907
aquatint
Not on view

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