Basket Shrine
Artist
Russell Ferguson
(American, born 1955)
Artist
Shane Lutzk
(American, born 1992)
Date2017
MediumWhite stoneware and bleached wood
DimensionsOverall: 49 × 38 × 38 inches (124.46 × 96.52 × 96.52 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hope and Marshall Talbot in honor of Shane Lutzk
Object number2017.73.1,2
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DescriptionA large-scale sculpture composed of thick bands of red-colored clay to create a basket-like form. A single band of fired clay arches over an intertwined form, implying a handle. A thin line of orange glaze has been dripped over the ceramic sculpture. The ceramic section sits atop a wooden platform made of 2x2, 2x4, and 4x4 timber in a Lincoln-log construction.Exhibition HistoryClay, Lines and Fire, Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, MO, September 1, 2017 to December 16, 2017, no cat.
The artists, Russell Ferguson (born 1955) and Shane Lutzk (born 1992), 2017;
Purchased from the Belger Arts Center, Kansas City, MO by Hope and Marshall Talbot, Overland Park, KS, 2017;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Copyright© Russell Ferguson © Shane Lutzk
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