Hexagonal Curbside Teapot (variation #20) - Yixing Series
- Title
- Hexagonal Curbside Teapot (variation #20) - Yixing Series
- LC Subject
- Pottery Stoneware Teapots ceramic (material) stoneware (pottery)
- Creator
- Notkin, Richard
- Description
- A whimsical dark brown clay teapot exhibiting two dogs--one in a prone position and the other one in a sitting position. There is a tree stump in between them, all on the top of the teapot. Below the dogs, the teapot sides are textured to resemble a brick wall. There are brown drain pipes utilized as a handle and on the right side as the spout of the teapot. Hexagonal Curbside Teapot (Variation #20) - Yixing Series; Richard T. Notkin; 1993; Stoneware; 4.25 x 8 x 4.20 inches Notkin makes hghly detailed teapots that explore social and political themes. He studied under Ken Ferguson at the Kansas City Art Institute and under Robert Arneson at the University of California.He is known for his socio-critical tile mural "The Gift," and his sculptural re-interpretations of the Yixing teapot. The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Mid-Valley Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.oregonlink.com/arts/index.html
- View
- front
- Location
- Public Service Building >> Marion County >> Oregon >> United States Marion County >> Oregon >> United States
- Street Address
- 255 Capitol St. N. E., Salem Oregon
- Award Date
- 1993
- Identifier
- 1991_salem_pub-ser-bldg_15_a01
- Accession Number
- 1991_salem_pub-ser-bldg_15_a01
- Rights
- In Copyright
- Dc Rights Holder
- Notkin, Richard
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Measurements
- 4 1/4 x 8 x 4 1/8 inches
- Material
- Ceramic art stoneware
- Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Primary Set
- Oregon Percent for Art
- Relation
- 1991-1993 Salem Public Service Building 1991_salem_pub-ser-bldg
- Has Version
- slide; color
- Institution
- Oregon Arts Commission University of Oregon
- Color Space
- RGB
- Biographical Information
- This piece is one in a series of teapots I have made since 1983. Technically and aesthetically inspired by the unglazed stoneware teapots from Yixing, China, 16th century through the present, my interpretations incorporate contemporary imagery from my culture. Often, the teapots in the "Yixing Series" contain social and political commentary. (Notkin, 1991)
