Two Sides of Tea

Michael Sherrill, Two Sides of Tea, 1992, hand-built ceramic, 16 3818 587 12 in. (41.547.418.9 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of MCI, 2001.89.5.1A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Two Sides of Tea
Date
1992
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
16 3818 587 12 in. (41.547.418.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of MCI
Mediums Description
hand-built ceramic
Classifications
Subjects
  • Object — other — dish
Object Number
2001.89.5.1A-B

Works by this artist (1 item)

Tanya Aguiñiga, Metabolizing the Border, 2018-2020, Performance. Unique objects worn by artist/performer (glass, neoprene, rusted metal fragments of U.S./Mexico border fence, leather, cotton twine, flashlight) and photodocumentation of the performance (digital files), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Joint museum purchase with the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum through the American Women's History Initiative Acquisitions Pool, administered by the Smithsonian American Women's History Initiative, 2022.31.1.1-.10
Metabolizing the Border
Date2018-2020
Performance. Unique objects worn by artist/performer (glass, neoprene, rusted metal fragments of U.S./Mexico border fence, leather, cotton twine, flashlight) and photodocumentation of the performance (digital files)
Not on view

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      From teapots to ceramic renderings of flora and fauna, Michael Sherrill talks about the development of his work over the course of his forty-year career, the inspiration he takes from the natural world, and his 2019 exhibition, Michael Sherrill Retrospective at SAAM’s Renwick Gallery. 

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