Vase
Artist
Sheldon Carey
(American, 1911 - 1999)
Date1958
MediumStoneware with glaze
DimensionsOverall: 31 3/4 × 4 7/8 inches (80.65 × 12.38 cm)
Credit LineGift of Harrison Jedel in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Object number2008.76.7
Inscribed"KU Carey '58" inscribed on the base
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DescriptionThe body of the vase is a long, slender cylinder form that narrows at the shoulder to a small, round neck that flairs outward and then draws inward. The surface of the vessel is a dry finish of multi tones ranging from dark brown to a light, warm tan color. The clay on the surface of the vessel has been impressed with vertical, dotted lines running ¾ of the height of the vessel, the remaining fourth of the body being impressed with random, small round dots.Gallery LabelThese slender and elegant vases were produced by Sheldon Carey's innovative technique of throwing forms upside-down and in reverse order, a technique that he achieved by adjustments he made to his potter's wheel. For the vases here, Carey, former head of the ceramics division at the University of Kansas, Lawrence, impressed geometric designs into the clay when it had dried to a leather-hard stage, thereby creating organic, ridged surfaces reminiscent of gourds or loofahs. These vases were donated by Harrison Jedel, a long-time collector of sculpture, ceramics and paintings by local artists.
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