Object Details
Artist
Patrick Siler, born Spokane, WA 1939
Luce Center Label
Patrick Siler suggests a whole working-class environment with a limited amount of detail in his Game of Pool teapot. The artist offers a humorous contrast between the prim image of a teapot and the “bare-knuckled” world of the blue-collar pool hall.
Luce Object Quote
“They represent every man---and woman---in their working class, hard driving lives. They enjoy their beer, movies, cafes, sex and cars . . .” Lois Allan, Artweek, June 2002
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Date
1976
Object number
2001.71.14A-B
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
Crafts
Medium
earthenware and glaze
Dimensions
22 x 18 in. (55.9 x 45.7 cm)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Renwick Gallery
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 53B
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Figure\fragment\arm
Recreation\sport and play\pool
Object\toy\ball
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_2001.71.14A-B