Object Details
- Artist
- Michael Crocker, born Lula, GA 1956
- Melvin Crocker, born Lula, GA 1959
- Sitter
- Elvis Presley
- Luce Center Label
- This single-handle jug was a prevalent form in Southern folk pottery and was often finished by molding the body into the form of a face. It has been finished in a contemporary fashion with the face of Elvis. The original jugs created by Georgia folk artists were not as polished or lifelike as this one and often showed distorted and crude features. The body of the jug for Elvis Presley Face Jug #4 was thrown by Michael, while Elvis's image was molded by Melvin.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase
- 1992
- Object number
- 1997.124.151
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts-Ceramic
- Folk Art
- Medium
- fired clay with various glazes including platinum oxide
- Dimensions
- 11 3/8 x 7 5/8 x 8 1/8 in. (28.9 x 19.4 x 20.6 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Decorative Arts
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 25A
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Portrait male\head
- Record ID
- saam_1997.124.151
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk76a0ef556-8dc0-4917-a006-21ff196be081
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