Exchange: Sp15 Lynch - ANTHRCUL 298 - Man-Made: How People Make Things and Things Make People

Sp15 Lynch - ANTHRCUL 298 - Man-Made: How People Make Things and Things Make People

This ceramics sculpture is in the shape of a femur bone. The glazing creates a series of dark cracks and fissures.

Michele Oka Doner
Femur
raku
18 1/8 in x 4 15/16 in x 2 3/8 in (46 cm x 12.5 cm x 6 cm);18 1/8 in x 4 15/16 in x 2 3/8 in (46 cm x 12.5 cm x 6 cm)
Gift of Michele Oka and Frederick Doner

Stuart Mortimer
Turkish Delight
pink ivory wood
14 x 8 5/16 in. (35.5 x 21 cm)
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen

A vessel of bleached wood. From a narrow base, the vessel widens gradually. Near the top it begans to narrow gradually then narrows quickly on a nearly horizontal plane to a very small mouth. The surface, apart from the smooth lip of the mouth, is finely textured with vertical scoring.<br />
light-colored wood vase with textured hatching across surfaces

John Jordan
Boxelder Vessel
boxelder
14 5/8 x 9 x 9 in. (37 x 22.86 x 22.86 cm);14 5/8 x 9 x 9 in. (37 x 22.86 x 22.86 cm)
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen

Giles Gilson
Graphics Vase
basswood, white to black lacquers w/ turquoise highlights, aluminum foot, rosett
14 3/8 x 8 x 8 in. (36.5 x 20.32 x 20.32 cm);14 3/8 x 8 x 8 in. (36.5 x 20.32 x 20.32 cm)
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen

A bulbous vessel with a narrow base and wide mouth that is flanged. The vessel is made up of small, glued pieces of wood that are then turned, creating an intricate pattern in the wood's fine, finished surface. The predominate decorations are bands of diamonds and triangles that run around the widest point of the vessel and beneath the flanged mouth.<br />
Large wood vessel with rings of Native American-inspired design patterns

Ray Allen
Untitled vessel
mesquite, satinwood, bloodwood, rosewood, curly maple, ebony, dyed veneer
25 1/2 x 29 x 29 in. (64.77 x 73.66 x 73.66 cm);25 1/2 in. (64.77 cm);x 29 x 29 in. x 73.66 x 73.66 cm
Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen

Pewabic Pottery
Vase
stoneware with beige matt glaze
12 1/2 x 5 x 5 in. (31.7 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm);13 3/16 x 6 5/16 in. (33.35 x 16 cm);12 1/2 x 5 x 5 in. (31.7 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm)
Transfer from the College of Architecture and Design

Footed ceramic bowl-shaped vessel with lid and knobbed handle covered in an iridescent copper glaze

Pewabic Pottery
Bowl, with cover
stoneware with copper iridescent glaze
6 3/4 x 9 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (17 x 24.4 x 24.4 cm);2 1/2 x 9 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (6.2 x 23.4 x 23.4 cm);4 1/2 x 9 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (11.3 x 24.4 x 24.4 cm)
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker

Andy Warhol
Campbell's Soup I, Chicken Noodle
screenprint on paper
35 1/4 x 21 11/16 in. (89.5 x 55 cm);31 15/16 x 18 5/8 in. (81 x 47.3 cm);40 x 28 in. (101.5 x 71 cm)
Gift of Frances and Sydney Lewis

Portrait of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe.

Andy Warhol
Marilyn
screenprint on paper
36 1/16 x 36 1/16 in. (91.5 x 91.5 cm)
Gift of Frances and Sydney Lewis

Can of Campbell’s Pepper Pot Soup with Andy Warhol’s signature in black felt-tip pen on lower left front of can.

Andy Warhol
Campbell's Soup Can—Pepper Pot
can of Campbell's soup and ink
3 15/16 in x 2 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in (10 cm x 6.67 cm x 6.67 cm);3 15/16 in x 2 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in (10 cm x 6.67 cm x 6.67 cm);1/16 in x 2 9/16 in x 2 9/16 in (0.16 cm x 6.51 cm x 6.51 cm)
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

Senufo
Kponiugo Mask
wood, brass tacks and kaolin
11 in x 8 11/16 in x 18 7/8 in (28 cm x 22 cm x 48 cm)
Museum Purchase assisted by the Friends of the Museum of Art

A mixed media assemblage consisting of welding goggles, rusted metal, a padlock, and two rusted bells hanging from a chain mounted on a wooden board with screws. The position of the objects, with goggles at the top, makes the assemblage look vaguely face-like.

George Vargas
Michigan Worker
welding goggles, metal, hanging bells, rusty bottle cap, pulleys, chains, and padlock mounted on plywood
20 7/8 in x 10 3/8 in x 2 9/16 in (53.02 cm x 26.35 cm x 6.51 cm);20 7/8 in x 10 3/8 in x 2 9/16 in (53.02 cm x 26.35 cm x 6.51 cm)
Gift of the artist

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