Hole in One

Peter Voulkos, Hole in One, 1978, ceramic, 43 1216 12 in. (110.541.9 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Edith S. and Arthur J. Levin, 2005.5.73, © 1978, Voulkos Family Trust

Artwork Details

Title
Hole in One
Date
1978
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
43 1216 12 in. (110.541.9 cm) diam.
Copyright
© 1978, Voulkos Family Trust
Credit Line
Bequest of Edith S. and Arthur J. Levin
Mediums
Mediums Description
ceramic
Classifications
Object Number
2005.5.73

Artwork Description

Voulkos drew inspiration from the abstract expressionist painters he met in the early 1950s, translating their energy and philosophy into his clay work and exploding conventional boundaries of art and craft. He is known for bravura demonstrations--as much performance as craft--in which he would attack massive quantities of clay, tearing and gouging at it before firing the resulting forms. Totemic "stacks" like Hole in One evince his raw masculine energy and his embrace of chance--two themes characteristic of his work.

Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019

Works by this artist (5 items)

Peter Voulkos, Maquette for Barking Sands, ca. 1977, hammered, welded and patinated bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the General Services Administration, Art-in-Architecture Program, 1977.47.30, © 1977, Peter Voulkos
Maquette for Barking Sands
Dateca. 1977
hammered, welded and patinated bronze
On view
Peter Voulkos, Hole in One, 1978, ceramic, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Edith S. and Arthur J. Levin, 2005.5.73, © 1978, Voulkos Family Trust
Hole in One
Date1978
ceramic
Not on view
Peter Voulkos, Untitled, 1976, thrown, hand-shaped, incised, pierced, oxide-washed, and glazed stoneware and porcelain, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of KPMG Peat Marwick, 1993.54.21, © 1976, Voulkos Family Trust
Untitled
Date1976
thrown, hand-shaped, incised, pierced, oxide-washed, and glazed stoneware and porcelain
Not on view
Peter Voulkos, Rocking Pot, 1956, stoneware with colemanite wash, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and various donors and museum purchase, 1983.79
Rocking Pot
Date1956
stoneware with colemanite wash
Not on view

Exhibitions

Media - 2016.11 - SAAM-2016.11_6 - 124929
Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
November 13, 2015March 6, 2022
Connections is the Renwick Gallery’s dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world.

More Artworks from the Collection

Roger Zellner, Plate, ca. 1975, red earthware, slip, and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.47.11
Plate
Dateca. 1975
red earthware, slip, and glaze
Not on view
Waylande Gregory, Plate, 1958, ceramic, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Ivy Borow Reade, 1993.62.2
Plate
Date1958
ceramic
On view
Paul Bogatay, Maquette for Javanese Mother and Child, 1935, glazed ceramic, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Henrietta Cunningham Bogatay, Todd Bogatay, and Lucia Bogatay, 1988.94.2
Maquette for Javanese Mother and Child
Date1935
glazed ceramic
Not on view
Roger Zellner, Plate, ca. 1975, red earthenware, slip, and glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1978.47.1
Plate
Dateca. 1975
red earthenware, slip, and glaze
Not on view