Panthera tigris tigris (White Tiger)

Mark Matthews, Panthera tigris tigris (White Tiger), 1998, hot glass and Graal technique, 3 in. (7.5 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist and family in honor of Francis M. Greenwell, 1999.21.5, © 1999, Mark Matthews

Artwork Details

Title
Panthera tigris tigris (White Tiger)
Artist
Date
1998
Location
Dimensions
3 in. (7.5 cm) diam.
Copyright
© 1999, Mark Matthews
Credit Line
Gift of the artist and family in honor of Francis M. Greenwell
Mediums
Mediums Description
hot glass and Graal technique
Classifications
Subjects
  • Animal — tiger
Object Number
1999.21.5
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.21.5

Artwork Description

The Exotic Mammal Pelt Spheres were made using the Swedish Graal process. A photograph of the flat animal pelt is manipulated and transferred to the glass so the image can be sandblasted onto the surface. The marbles are sized in proportion to the size of each animal and the opposing poles of the design correspond to the neck and tail of the pelt.

Works by this artist (3 items)

John William ("Uncle Jack") Dey, Adam and Eve Leave Eden, 1973, model airplane enamel on fiberboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Herbert Waide Hemphill, Jr. and museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson, 1986.65.107
Adam and Eve Leave Eden
Artist
Date1973
model airplane enamel on fiberboard
On view
John William ("Uncle Jack") Dey, Acupuncture Pitchfork Style, ca. 1974, model airplane enamel on wood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 1997.124.12
Acupuncture Pitchfork Style
Artist
Dateca. 1974
model airplane enamel on wood
Not on view
John William ("Uncle Jack") Dey, The Elephant Who Was Fond of Watermelon, 1970s, enamel on masonite, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of David L. Davies, 1992.37.5
The Elephant Who Was Fond of Watermelon
Artist
Date1970s
enamel on masonite
Not on view