Clay: Traditions in Shards

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1 Bill Stewart (American, 1941 ) Duck Tank, 1976 Ceramic 20 1/2 x 11 x 29 1/4 in. (52.07 x x 74.3 cm) Gift of The Friends of the Museum, The University of Iowa Museum of Art Clay: Traditions in Shards On view from October 31, 2015 October 30, 2016 Figge Art Museum, 225 West Second Street, Davenport, IA In the past millennium, the historical debate over the distinction between art and craft in clay has transformed from an accepted assignment based on social hierarchies to a self-conscious art world struggle. As seen in the last few generations, artists working in clay have shattered traditional roles by refusing to accept that making functional work sealed your status as a potter or craftsman. By willingly accepting the challenge of making works that exert the same aesthetic agendas of painting and sculpture, two of the most traditional art forms, the line of demarcation between longstanding oppositional categories has never been so uncertain or more irrelevant. This exhibition is curated by Dale Fisher, Curator of Education at the UIMA, and is organized by the Legacies for Iowa, a University of Iowa Museum of Art Collections Sharing Project, Supported by the Matthew Bucksbaum Family, and UIMA School Programs. Sponsors of UIMA School Programs include US Bank, Scheels, and UIMA Education Partners. Dale Fisher will present a Curator s Talk at the Figge Art Museum on March 3, 2016 at 7 PM.

2 Exhibition Checklist: Bede Clarke (American, 1956 ) Untitled (yunomi), ¾ x 3 ½ x 3 ½ in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.12 Bede Clarke (American, 1956 ) Untitled (yunomi), ¾ x 4 ½ x 4 ½ in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.28 Bede Clarke (American, 1956 ) Untitled (yunomi), x 4 ½ x 4 ½ in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.29 Chris Gustin (American, 1952 ) Untitled (yunomi), ¾ x 3 ¾ x 3 ¾ in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.30 Benj Upchurch (American, 1980 ) Untitled (container), x 6 x 6 in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.66A-B

3 Benj Upchurch (American, 1980 ) Untitled (container), x 7 ½ x 7 ½ in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.68A-B Benj Upchurch (American, 1980 ) Untitled (container), ½ x 6 ½ x 6 ½ in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.67A-B Richard Notkin (American, 1948 ) Hexagonal Curbside Teapot, 1985 Stoneware 4 x 8 ½ x 4 in. Gift of Joan E. Mannheimer, a,b Bunny A. McBride (American, 1938 ) Untitled (teapot), c Porcelain, glazes, bamboo 11 ½ x 10 x 8 in. Gift of Joan Liffring-Zug Bourret, a,b Bunny A. McBride (American, 1938 ) Untitled (teapot), Porcelain, glazes, bamboo 9 x 8 ¼ x 6 in. Gift of Pamela G. and Randolph M. Roberts, a b Steven Hill (American, 1951 ) Untitled (pitcher), 2015 Porcelain, multiple glazes 12 x 10 ½ x 9 in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.78

4 Charles Hindes (American, 1942 ) Untitled (shield), x 23 ½ x 6 in. Gift of the artist, David Shaner (American, ) Untitled (stoneware slab form), c x 17 x 17 in. Gift of the Rose and Angelo Garzio Ceramics and Ethnographic Collection in Honor of Glenn Nelson, Ken Ferguson (American, ) Untitled (tall ceramic jar with lid), 1976 Stoneware, multiple glazes 24 ¼ x 11 ½ x 10 ½ in. Gift of Joan E. Mannheimer, a,b Gerald Eskin (American, ) Untitled (large unglazed tile), undated Stoneware 1 x 16 x 16 in. Gift of Chunghi Choo, Micali painter (Etruscan, 550 BCE 480 BCE) Oinochoe (wine jug), BC Terracotta, black-figure style 12 ½ x 6 x 6 in. Mark Ranney Memorial Fund, Marc Chagall (Belorussian, ) Untitled (plate), 1951 Stoneware, underglaze stain, multiple glazes 1 ½ x 10 x 16 in. Gift of Owen and Leone Elliott,

5 Peter Voulkos (American, ) Untitled (plate), x 18 x 18 in. Gift of Joan E. Mannheimer, Jun Kaneko (Japanese, 1942 ) Untitled (wallpiece), 1980 Stoneware, multiple glazes 24 x 19 ½ x 4 ½ in. Gift of Joan E. Mannheimer, Jun Kaneko (Japanese, 1942 ) Orbie Plate, 1980 Stoneware, multiple glazes 1 ¾ x 17 ½ x 14 in. Gift of Joan E. Mannheimer, Robert Sperry (American, 1924 ) Untitled (wall plate), 1980 Stoneware, porcelain, glaze 15 x 15 x 2 in. Gift of Joan E. Mannheimer, Bede Clarke (American, 1956 ) Untitled (plate), 2012 Earthenware, multiple glazes 12 ¼ x 12 ¼ x 2 in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.52 Suzanne Stephenson (American, 1935 ) Red Sky, 2012 Stoneware, engobes 11 x 11 x 1 ¼ in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.17 Suzanne Stephenson (American, 1935 ) Black Cliff, 2012 Stoneware, engobes 17 x 17 x 2 ½ in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.18

6 Suzanne Stephenson (American, 1935 ) Hubei Mountain, 2012 Stoneware, engobes 26 x 26 x 2 in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.19 Ron Meyers (American) Untitled (plate), undated Earthenware, engobes, transparent glaze 13 x 13 x 2 ½ in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.72 Ron Meyers (American) Untitled (plate), undated Earthenware, engobes, transparent glaze 12 ½ x 12 ½ x 1 ¾ in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.73 Dan Anderson (American, 1945 ) Untitled (sushi tray with bowl), 2014 Stoneware, decals 8 ½ x 4 ½ x ½ in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.69A B Dan Anderson (American, 1945 ) Untitled (sushi tray with bowl), 2014 Stoneware, decals 8 ½ x 4 ½ x ½ in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.70A B Jason Garcia (American, Tewa, 1973 ) Tewa Tales of Suspense, no. 37: This World Renounced!, 2014 Earthenware 12 ¼ x 8 ½ x ¼ in. UIMA School Programs Collections, AIS.82

7 Pablo Picasso (Spanish, ) Vase deux anses hautes (Vase with two high handles), 1952 edition A.R. earthenware, engobes, glaze 15 ¼ x 9 x 6 ¾ in. Gift of Owen and Leone Elliott, Kurt Weiser (American, 1950 ) Nightshade, 2012 Porcelain, china paint 19 ½ x 11 ½ x 5 in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.54A B Kurt Weiser (American, 1950 ) Untitled (yunomi), 2012 Porcelain, cobalt pigment 3 x 3 x 3 in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.14 Kurt Weiser (American, 1950 ) Untitled (yunomi), 2012 Porcelain, cobalt pigment 3 x 3 ½ x 3 ½ in. UIMA School Programs Collections, CCC.15 Central America; Colima Seated skeletal dog, 200 BC 300 CE Earthenware 17 1/2 x 9 x 18 in. Gift of Gerald and Hope Solomons, Mexico; Jalisco Untitled (seated female figure with chin on knee), CE Earthenware Gift of Webster and Gloria Gelman,

8 Michael Lucero (American, 1953 ) Self-portrait Pre-Columbus, 1990 Stoneware, multiple glazes, stains 20 x 14 x 9 in. Gift of Joan E. Mannheimer, Robert Carston Arneson (American, ) Minuteman, 1982 Stoneware, multiple glazes, underglaze stains 48 x 31 x 15 in. Museum purchase, Bill Stewart (American, 1941 ) Duck Tank, 1976 Earthenware, multiple glazes, lustres 20 ½ x 11 x 29 ¼ in. Gift of The Friends of the Museum, Raymon Elozua (American, b. West Germany, 1947 ) Art...Series III (Rent This Prime Space), 1980 Ceramic, collage 16 x 24 ½ x 12 ½ in. Paul and Anastasia Polydoran Collection, Viola Frey (American, ) Pink Man on a Rooster, 1976 Slip-cast stoneware 14 x 9 ¾ x 5 ¾ in. Gift of Joan E. Mannheimer, Jack Earl (American, 1934 ) Saturday Night in Ohio, 1976 Porcelain 13 x 25 x 10 in. Gift of Joan E. Mannheimer, A D

9 Jun Kaneko (Japanese, 1942 ) Untitled (Dango #49-05), 2004 Stoneware, multiple glazes 59 ½ x 30 ½ x 20 in. Edwin B. Green American Art Acquisition Endowment and gift of the artist, Peter Voulkos (American, ) Snowmass, x 28 x 27 in. Purchased with Adler and Green Funds, Graham Marks (American, 1951 ) Untitled (vessel), 1979 Stoneware 19 ¼ x 22 x 22 in. Gift of Joan E. Mannheimer, Graham Marks (American, 1951 ) Stoneware Vessel #13, 1977 Stoneware 21 x 21 ½ x 21 ½ in. Gift of Joan E. Mannheimer, Rudy Autio (American, ) Birth of the Reindeer Child, 1983 Porcelain, underglazes, multiple glazes 25 ½ x 21 x 17 in. Gift of Joan E. Mannheimer, a,b