Object Details
Artist
Cliff Lee, born Vienna, Austria 1951
Exhibition Label
Cliff Lee is renowned for his complex glazes. It took the artist seventeen years to perfect the Imperial Yellow (also known as Chicken Fat Yellow) glaze on this serving dish. The color recreates a famous porcelain finish from the fifteenth-century Ming dynasty of China.
Trained as a neurosurgeon, Lee brings his extensive knowledge of the sciences to concocting ambitious glaze recipes. In the broader history of American studio craft, once separate disciplines like science and art have been brought together by shared passions for curiosity and mastery of skill.
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Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Carol and Bill Wright in memory of Dr. Edward L. Katz
Date
1988
Object number
2010.36.2A-B
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
Crafts
Medium
porcelain and glaze
Dimensions
4 x 11 1/4 in. (10.2 x 28.6 cm) diam., irregular
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Department
Renwick Gallery
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_2010.36.2A-B