Visiting Relics #1
Artist
Peter Olson
(American, born 1954)
Date2015
MediumPorcelain
Dimensions15 1/2 × 15 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (39.4 × 39.4 × 14 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds from the Boeckman Acquisition Fund, 2019
Object number2019.5.1ab
DescriptionMulti-tiered vessel with cream-colored background that is decorated by numerous photographic images of skulls and bones. Lid is separate.eMuseum Notes
This vessel is an unconventional combination of sculpture and photography, both created by the artist. Touching on the serious topic of human remains in public collections, where he made the photographs, the piece refers to a long tradition of urns as a repository for human remains as well as for storytelling.
On View
Not on viewTerms
- vessels
- urns
- jars
- vases
- anthropology
- skull (skeleton component)
- bone
- deaths
- ancestors
- designs
Rick Dillingham
