scoopbowl service

Gwendolyn Yoppolo, scoopbowl service, 2010, porcelain with matte crystalline glazes and high temperature wire, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Rebecca Anne Sive, 2021.74A-K
Gwendolyn Yoppolo, scoopbowl service, 2010, porcelain with matte crystalline glazes and high temperature wire, 6 × 14 12 × 14 12 in. (15.2 × 36.8 × 36.8 cm) (Bowl) 2 × 5 14 × 3 in. (5.1 × 13.3 × 7.6 cm) (Spoons), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Rebecca Anne Sive, 2021.74A-K

Artwork Details

Title
scoopbowl service
Date
2010
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
6 × 14 12 × 14 12 in. (15.2 × 36.8 × 36.8 cm) (Bowl) 2 × 5 14 × 3 in. (5.1 × 13.3 × 7.6 cm) (Spoons)
Credit Line
Gift of Rebecca Anne Sive
Mediums
Mediums Description
porcelain with matte crystalline glazes and high temperature wire
Subjects
  • Object — other — dish
Object Number
2021.74A-K

Artwork Description

Serving vessels often take center stage in a social gathering. Gwendolyn yoppolo’s scoopbowl service encourages mindful interaction: as people share from this bowl, they also share space and each other’s attention. Yoppolo developed an opalescent glaze that varies under different lights, creating ever-changing perceptions of the artwork and perhaps encouraging the same of each other.


This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World, 2022

Works by this artist (3 items)

Benjamin West, Mary Hopkinson, ca. 1764, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, George Buchanan Coale Collection, 1926.6.1
Mary Hopkinson
Artist
Dateca. 1764
oil on canvas
On view
Benjamin West, Self-Portrait, 1819, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the U.S. Capitol, 1917.2.3
Self-Portrait
Date1819
oil on paperboard
Not on view
Benjamin West, Helen Brought to Paris, 1776, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase, 1969.33
Helen Brought to Paris
Date1776
oil on canvas
Not on view

Exhibitions

Quilt featuring the portrait of a woman
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World
May 13, 2022April 2, 2023
This Present Moment: Crafting a Better World showcases the dynamic landscape of American craft today.

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