Teapot

Artist Jeannot Blackburn (Canadian, 1959-1996)

CultureCanadian

Date1981

MediumGlazed white earthenware

DimensionsOverall: 18 × 25 × 17 cm (7 1/16 × 9 13/16 × 6 11/16 in.)

MarkingsSigned and dated

DescriptionThis teapot takes the form of a male torso, referencing Classical statuary with broken off arms and head, yet an athletic tank top firmly grounds the figure in the present.

Credit LineGift of the Barbara and Philip Silverberg Collection

Object numberG18.8.2a-b

Classifications

Modern and Contemporary Ceramics

Sub-classification

Canadian

Collections

Status

Not on view

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