Untitled

John Lewis, Untitled, 1975, glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2001.71.18
John Lewis, Untitled, 1975, glass, 7 x 7 1⁄8 in. diam. (17.7 x 18.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2001.71.18

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled
Artist
Date
1975
Location
Dimensions
7 x 7 1⁄8 in. diam. (17.7 x 18.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mediums Description
glass
Classifications
Object Number
2001.71.18
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2001.71.18

Artwork Description

Inspired by America's exploration of outer space in the 1960s and 1970s, John Lewis created a series of landscape vessels decorated with clouds, waves, moons, and other geologic forms. Lewis called these pieces his "glass moon bottles" and likens the creative process to painting with glass. To create each design, Lewis fused glass into a sphere form and moved the fused glass around on the surface. Over the course of the series, on which Lewis worked for approximately nine years, his decorations became more sophisticated as he was able to create ever-finer lines on the surface. Lewis tailored the design of each landscape according to the form of his vessel.

Works by this artist (16 items)

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Emily Clayton Bishop, Woman Shelling Peas, 1911, ceramic: clay/bisque fired, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton and Miss Marjorie D. Martinet, 1976.127.2
Woman Shelling Peas
Artist
Date1911
ceramic: clay/bisque fired
On view
Emily Clayton Bishop, Group Showing the Present Condition of the Country, ca. 1907-1910, limestone/carved, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton and Miss Marjorie D. Martinet, 1976.127.10
Group Showing the Present Condition of the Country
Artist
Dateca. 1907-1910
limestone/carved
On view
Emily Clayton Bishop, Baby Joe, 1909, relief/plaster/cast and varnished, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton and Miss Marjorie D. Martinet, 1976.127.1
Baby Joe
Artist
Date1909
relief/plaster/cast and varnished
Not on view
Emily Clayton Bishop, Nymph and Faun, 1908, plaster/cast and stained, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Miss Beatrice Fenton and Miss Marjorie D. Martinet, 1976.127.16
Nymph and Faun
Artist
Date1908
plaster/cast and stained
Not on view

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