Object Details
Artist
Michael Crocker, born Lula, GA 1956
Melvin Crocker, born Lula, GA 1959
Luce Center Label
Working with his brother Melvin, Michael Crocker created face jugs, grape pitchers, and snake jugs from local clay and handmade glazes. They started with traditional forms and in Michaels words "pushed them to the limit." (Chuck and Jan Rosenak, Contemporary American Folk Art: A Collector's Guide, 1996) In this piece the snake becomes much more than just decoration. Michael threw the hollow form, and Melvin then modeled the rattlesnake and coiled it around the pot. The brothers worked together until 1999, when Melvin left to set up his own shop.
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Chuck and Jan Rosenak and museum purchase
Date
1994
Object number
1997.124.152
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
Folk Art
Medium
fired and glazed clay
Dimensions
12 5/8 x 9 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (32.1 x 24.8 x 27.0 cm)
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Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
Department
Decorative Arts
On View
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 28B
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Topic
Animal\reptile\snake
Link to Original Record
Record ID
saam_1997.124.152