Marathon

Date1995

Maker Rudy Autio American, 1926 - 2007

Label TextThe imagery of "Marathon" evokes an ancient sporting event and reminds us that the Greeks often represented horses on their vases. Autio modelled an eccentrically shaped container and filled its surface with incised and painted images. The vessel's bulges help define the limbs and heads painted on them. Autio's energetic design extends the modern tradition of expressive, stylized animal imagery practiced by Pablo Picasso, Franz Marc, and others.

Object number96.104

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Five Installations on the Fourth Floor: Horses June 26, 1997.

Credit LineGift of Peter and Ann Voulkos

Dimensions33 1/2 x 31 x 18 in. (85.09 x 78.74 x 45.72 cm)

MediumCeramic with glaze