Object Details
- Artist
- Billie Jean Theide, born Des Moines, IA 1956
- Luce Center Label
- Billie Jean Theide fashioned this teapot design after the rugged rock formations of the American West, but it also resembles an ancient artifact that might have been unearthed from the seabed. The powdery green patina on the surface, which forms when the metal is exposed to moist air or salt, emphasizes this excavated appearance. The teapot’s solid, looming silhouette evokes a giant ironclad, cutting through the water with its “spout” leading the way like a rusty cannon.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Diane and Sandy Besser Collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Copyright
- © 1993, Billie Jean Theide
- 1993
- Object number
- 2002.70.15A-B
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts
- Crafts
- Medium
- copper
- Dimensions
- 3 x 7 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. (7.7 x 19.6 x 7.0 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Renwick Gallery
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 52B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Record ID
- saam_2002.70.15A-B
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk79b92ab92-2e29-45b4-9ab4-4796b4c029a9
