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Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Riester, Dorothy W. 1916-  Search this
Medium:
Sculpture: earthenware, wood, and bone; Base: brick
Type:
Sculptures-Outdoor Sculpture
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Stone Quarry Hill Art Park Stone Quarry Hill Road Cazenovia New York 13035
Date:
1989
Notes:
Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993.
Image on file.
D. Riester '89 signed
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
An abstract woodland shrine made of earthenware, with outside planes glazed dark brown and the interior planes glazed black. The bottom section of the shrine is an open, inverted triangle. The top section is an open, vertical rectangle with a bone placed inside it that has a mask-like appearance. There are several branches placed on the shrine. The sculpture is mounted upon a short, rectangular base.
Topic:
Abstract--Geometric  Search this
Architecture--Religious--Shrine  Search this
Control number:
IAS NY000866
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_338460