Object Details
- Artist
- John Satterfield, born Clearwater, FL 1931-died Greenville, NC 2000
- Luce Center Label
- John Satterfield made jewelry, vessels, and kinetic toys from a wide variety of metals. Mechanical forms inspired him, and the elements in his designs often resemble wheels, levers, and switches. The geometric pieces in Tea Set rest on tiny balls and resemble miniature robots, about to be set in motion.
- Luce Object Quote
- “[The] visual qualities of mechanical things are . . . the food that feeds my desire to make things.” John Satterfield, SNAG magazine, 1979
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the Collection of John and Dorothy Satterfield
- 1994
- Object number
- 2001.30.1.1A-B
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts
- Crafts
- Medium
- pewter, anodized aluminum, sterling silver, and acrylic
- Dimensions
- 7 1/2 x 11 x 3 1/2 in. (19.1 x 27.9 x 8.9 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Renwick Gallery
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 52B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Record ID
- saam_2001.30.1.1A-B
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk773044996-6f03-4e9e-9e95-364b0f7122ab
