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Ceramics
"One Flower" Vase
Stephen Merritt, (Rochester, NY, 1947 - )
Merritt, Stephen
United States
1947
Male
19 x 24 in. (48.3 x 61 cm)
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Terracotta
Terracotta
2000
2000
2000
1900-2000, 2000+, 20th century, 21st Century, American art, by Rochester artists, ceramics, Craft, decorative arts
Ceramics
Many of Rochester's distinguished and internationally-known ceramists are represented in the Memorial Art Gallery's permanent collection. Recently, the Gallery acquired this signature piece by Rochester Institute of Technology professor Stephen Merritt. Its perfectly balanced form appears to hover in space, complemented by the blue glaze's emergence from the rich blackness. The artist's work expresses an Eastern aesthetic that was absorbed during years of study in Japan and continued interest in the traditions of Asian ceramics.
[Gallery label text]
Born in Rochester, New York, Stephen Merritt studied in Japan and taught at Rochester Institute of Technology. “My work has sought to capture what my teachers – and, I believe, all great potters – have sought: the elemental nature of clay and the classic beauty it can convey,” explains Merritt.
Sept. 2013/Folk Art Case
C. Piccone
Stephen Merritt
2000.7
item
Memorial Art Gallery
5/3/2000
2000.7TR1
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Memorial Art Gallery
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2000.7DI1
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Memorial Art Gallery
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Imaging complete
6/19/2001
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