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 CeramicsSub-classification
CanadianCollections
Status
Not on view
Artist / Maker: Veracruz artist(s)
600-900
Object number: G83.1.83
ca.1525-1545
Object number: G83.1.325
