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Object Details

Artist

Billie Jean Theide, born Des Moines, IA 1956

Luce Center Label

Billie Jean Theide fashioned this teapot design after the rugged rock formations of the American West, but it also resembles an ancient artifact that might have been unearthed from the seabed. The powdery green patina on the surface, which forms when the metal is exposed to moist air or salt, emphasizes this excavated appearance. The teapot’s solid, looming silhouette evokes a giant ironclad, cutting through the water with its “spout” leading the way like a rusty cannon.

Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Diane and Sandy Besser Collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Copyright

Date

1993

Object number

2002.70.15A-B

Restrictions & Rights

Usage conditions apply

Type

Decorative Arts

Crafts

Medium

copper

Dimensions

3 x 7 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (7.7 x 19.6 x 7.0 cm)

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Department

Renwick Gallery

On View

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 52B

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor

Data Source

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Metadata Usage

Not determined

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk79b92ab92-2e29-45b4-9ab4-4796b4c029a9

Record ID

saam_2002.70.15A-B