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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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pedestal
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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
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Memorial Art Gallery
5/3/2000
2000.7TR1
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6/19/2001
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Basketry
Nofreelunch Basket
John McQueen, 1943 -
McQueen, John
United States
1943
Male
23 x 17 x 17 in. (58.4 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm)
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Willow and waxed string
Willow and waxed string
2000
2000
2000
1900-2000, 2000+, 20th century, 21st Century, American art, basketry, Craft, decorative arts
Basketry
John McQueen is credited with the contemporary revival of basketry, one of the most ancient crafts. He lives in Saratoga Springs, where he grows and gathers the natural materials that he incorporates into his works.
In the Gallery’s piece, the artist has incorporated text into the body of the work. While three complete phrases can be decoded – A PIECE OF CAKE, MISSING THE BOAT, AND A PRIZE AT A PRICE – a sense of the fragmentary quality of individual words is created as each one is picked out. The negative space of the letters suggests the way in which words are openings for ideas, while the interlocked forms of the willow branches recall calligraphic forms.
[Gallery label text, 2004]
2000.13
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Memorial Art Gallery
8/14/2000
2000.13TR1
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2/5/2001
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Sculpture
Millennium Bench
Albert Paley, (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1944 - )
Paley, Albert
United States
1944
Male
74 x 124 x 45 in. (188 x 315 x 114.3 cm)
Stainless steel
Stainless steel
Stainless steel that has been plasma cut and hydraulically formed, individual elements then welded together. High level of refinement resulting in satin finish.
2000
2000
2000
1900-2000, 2000+, 21st Century, benches, by Rochester artists, School for American Craftsmen, sculpture
Sculpture
left side of bench at lower rightleft side of bench at upper right
Albert Paley
2000.19
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/12/2000
2000.19TR4
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studio
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studio with artist seated
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2000.19DI1
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Memorial Art Gallery
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4 x 5
10/30/2001
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2000.19DI2
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Memorial Art Gallery
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4 x 5
11/9/2001
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2000.19DI3
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Memorial Art Gallery
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2 1/4
10/30/2001
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2000.19DI#3
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6/12/2013
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Print
Ruby Loo
Betsy Vaness
Vaness, Betsy
United States
Female
13 15/16 x 11 1/8 in. (35.4 x 28.2 cm)
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Printer's ink
Printer's ink
2000
2000
2000
1900-2000, 2000+, 20th century, Patron Prints, serigraphs
Print
lower right, below imagelower left, below imagelower center, below image
2002.13
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Memorial Art Gallery
6/18/2002
2002.13DI1
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2002.13DI#2
digital image
3/5/2010
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