Artwork Details
- Title
- In the Late Afternoon…We Talk Poetry
- Artist
- Date
- 1998
- Location
- Dimensions
- 11 x 9 x 8 in. (27.9 x 22.9 x 20.3 cm)
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase made possible by Ralph Cross Johnson
- Mediums Description
- porcelain
- Classifications
- Keywords
- Object — other — dish
- Object Number
- 2001.34
Artwork Description
Irvin Tepper's interest in teacups began with drawings made in 1975, which eventually led to porcelain pieces. In the Late Afternoon. . .We Talk Poetry is from a series the artist began in 1998, Tears for the Twentieth Century. His teacups are symbols of human interaction, objects that have witnessed many private conversations. The artist presents two cracked and broken cups in this sculpture to create a sense of age and wear and tear resulting from listening to so many conversations.