Object Details
- Artist
- Chris Berti, born Huntington, NY 1958
- Luce Center Label
- Chris Berti enjoys working with materials like clay and stone because of their rich history as artistic media, dating back to the Neolithic period (roughly 9,000 BC to 2,000 BC). Horse Pitcher is part of a series of decorated vessels Berti did in the 1990s in which he integrated animal forms onto a wheel-thrown base. Berti believes that the inclusion of these animal or spiritual beings implies movement and makes the vessels become more alive in use. (Artist’s correspondence, 2011)
- Luce Object Quote
- "I like objects possessing a sense of mystery and respond to art which presents the essence of something, both the tangible and intangible, and thus speaks to the viewer on a primal level." Artist's statement
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Helen Williams Drutt English and H. Peter Stern in honor of the 35th anniversary of the Renwick Gallery
- 1994
- Object number
- 2007.47.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts-Ceramic
- Crafts
- Medium
- stoneware
- Dimensions
- 7 1/2 x 8 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (18.9 x 22.6 x 13.0 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Renwick Gallery
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 53A
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Animal\horse
- Record ID
- saam_2007.47.2
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7b9a25f4f-6c15-4c15-9b12-ece130c60edc
