Artist:

Paul Bogatay, born Ava, OH 1905-died Hyannis, MA 1972  Search this

Medium:

glazed ceramic

Dimensions:

22 x 6 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (55.9 x 17.5 x 13.4 cm.)

Type:

Decorative Arts-Ceramic

Crafts

Date:

1935

Luce Center Label:

Paul Bogatay was inspired by his time spent at sea to create this dignified image of a native Javanese woman and her child. The viewer might imagine that this pair has just encountered foreigners, and while the child lightly clings to his mother, she stands tall and proud, confident and protective of her son. The artist won first prize for ceramic sculpture when he exhibited this naturalistic sculpture in the fifth Ceramic National Exhibition at the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts in 1936.

Topic:

Figure group\family\mother and child  Search this

Javanese  Search this

Object\fruit  Search this

Credit Line:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Henrietta Cunningham Bogatay, Todd Bogatay, and Lucia Bogatay

Object number:

1988.94.1

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection

Department:

Renwick Gallery

On View:

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 53B

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor

Data Source:

Smithsonian American Art Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk703be1e43-3be7-4ab0-9db7-235fffc74c11

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:saam_1988.94.1