Pitcher
Dateca. 1970
Maker
Erik Gronborg
born Copenhagen, Denmark 1931
Label TextErik Gronborg’s slumped, impractically shaped mugs and vessels irreverently challenge notions of acceptable imagery in “high” and “low” art. While the female nude is a storied, recurring theme in Western art history, its appearance on a functional drinking vessel is a jarring and unexpected surprise.
Object number2000.183
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Poke in the Eye: Art of the West Coast Counterculture, June 21 - September 2, 2024.Credit LineGift of Anne Gerber
Dimensions7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm)
Diam.: 6 1/2 in.
MediumStoneware with lead glaze and luster