Grey Rock, Sky Blue Vase, Blue Teapot

Object Name:

Sculpture

Title:

Grey Rock, Sky Blue Vase, Blue Teapot

Department

Modern

Maker(s)

Marquis, Richard ((American, b. 1945)), Artist

Place Made:

United States, WA, Whidbey Island

Date:

1986

Color

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gray

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light blue

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dark pink

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blue

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Technique

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glassblowing

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painting

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assembling

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Material

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glass

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found objects

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paint

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Dimensions:

Overall H: about 55.8 cm, W: about 40.6 cm, D: 38.1 cm

Accession Number:

2012.4.117

Location:

On Display

Description

Sculpture, "Grey Rock, Sky Blue Vase, Blue Teapot". Gray, light blue, dark pink, and blue glass, found objects, paint; blown glass, murrine, painted, assembled. Sculpture with large gray base in the form of a rock upon which a blue and colorless teapot, a pink cone, and a tall light blue ovoid vase form are siliconed. Sculpture decorated with toy race cars, square checkerboard murrine, and swipes of paint.

Label Text

In the early 1980s, Marquis began to make connections between his found and created objects, pairing items from his collections—such as the toy cars that you see here—with his blown glass forms.

Provenance

Marquis, Richard ((American, b. 1945)), Source

1986

2012-09-04

Exhibitions (1)

Exhibitions

The Way of the Artist (solo exhibition)

Venue(s)

California State University 2007-03

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