A black and white teapot with animal faces painted on the perimeter of the teapot and on the top. An unidentified red animal's head, legs, and arms extend from the front and sides of the teapot., Teapot-Frog; Baba Wague Diakite; Ceramic; 5.5 x 9 x 9.5 iches; '92; DiaB92111018; (inv. 1702), Baba Wague Diakité is a West African artist; he was born in Bamako, Mali., ronnawague@juno.com, http://www.africancraft.com/artist.php?sid=42132141658580101321960056855383&id=wague&pg=portfolio, 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
A greenish ceramic piece with a cylindrical base and a larger cylindrical top. The top of the piece is open, with a round handle., Telor; Anne E. Hirondelle; 1992; Stoneware; 22 x 8.75 x 8.75 inches, http://www.sedersgallery.com/Artists/061/61_Hirondelle.htm, 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
A view of four square ceramic tiles set against a concrete wall and formed together to create a single tile mosaic. Painted on the tiles are many iconic totems., Baba Wague Diakité is a West African artist; he was born in Bamako, Mali., ronnawague@juno.com, http://www.africancraft.com/artist.php?sid=42132141658580101321960056855383&id=wague&pg=portfolio, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
An earth-toned colored vase with a black crow face sketched on the left side. From this view, there is a brown wavy line extending down the vase, emphasizing where part of the vase is protruding from the rest., Crow Vase; Frank Boyden; Public Service Building, Frank Boyden was born 1942, in Portland, OR. He attended Yale University, School of Art, achieving a M.F.A. and B.F.A., in Painting, 1968. In 1965, he attended Colorado College, where he received a B.A. in Art., http://www.laurarusso.com/artists/boyden.html, 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
A contextual view of Baba Wague Diakite's work, "A Walk Around the World.", Baba Wague Diakite; A Walk Around the World; 52 1 x 1 foot tile murals; West International House and Dining Hall; OSU; 1997; view B, Baba Wague Diakité is a West African artist; he was born in Bamako, Mali., ronnawague@juno.com, http://www.africancraft.com/artist.php?sid=42132141658580101321960056855383&id=wague&pg=portfolio, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
A contextual view of Baba Wague Diakite's work, "A Walk Around the World.", Baba Wague Diakite; A Walk Around the World; 52 1 x 1 foot tile murals; West International House and Dining Hall; OSU; 1997; view A, Baba Wague Diakité is a West African artist; he was born in Bamako, Mali., ronnawague@juno.com, http://www.africancraft.com/artist.php?sid=42132141658580101321960056855383&id=wague&pg=portfolio, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
A contextual view of four square ceramic tiles set against a concrete wall and formed together to make single tile mosaic. The tile has a blue border, around each of the four tiles. Painted on the tile is a man in a blue shirt and yellow shorts, holding a stick. The man is pushing a blue and black ball-shaped "earth" object with the stick., Baba Wague Diakité is a West African artist; he was born in Bamako, Mali., ronnawague@juno.com, http://www.africancraft.com/artist.php?sid=42132141658580101321960056855383&id=wague&pg=portfolio, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
A view of four, square ceramic tiles set against a concrete wall and formed together to create a single tile mosaic. Painted on the tile is a stylized turtle, its shell embellished with linear and geometrical designs., Baba Wague Diakité is a West African artist; he was born in Bamako, Mali., ronnawague@juno.com, http://www.africancraft.com/artist.php?sid=42132141658580101321960056855383&id=wague&pg=portfolio, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
A view of four square ceramic tiles set against a concrete wall and formed together to create a single tile mosaic. The tile is framed with a gray border, which borders each of the four tiles. Painted on the tile is a stylized human figure with wings, stretching over a globe which is centered between raised monkey arms, positioned at 90 degrees., Baba Wague Diakite; A Walk Around the World; 52 1 x 1 foot tile murals; West International House and Dining Hall; OSU; 1997; detail B, Baba Wague Diakité is a West African artist; he was born in Bamako, Mali., ronnawague@juno.com, http://www.africancraft.com/artist.php?sid=42132141658580101321960056855383&id=wague&pg=portfolio, The Oregon Arts Commission has ten Regional Arts Councils that provide delivery of art services and information. The Council for this location is: Linn-Benton Arts. You may view their website at: http://www.artcentric.org/
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., http://www.garthclark.com/artists/artists.php?id=Notkin, 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