Object Details
- Artist
- Wesley Anderegg, born Phoenix, AZ 1958
- Luce Center Label
- Wesley Anderegg expresses his concern for the environment in Industrial Waste Teapot. Four figures wearing gas masks sit on top of what appears to be a corroding metal barrel. Each figure holds a book, a bomb, a Geiger counter, or a bug sprayer. The handle and spout have been molded to look like a pipe, while the lid of the pot is capped with a skull and bones. By placing these symbols on a pot that holds a liquid we will ingest, Anderegg conveys the idea that pollution not only contaminates the air around us but also makes its way into our bodies.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Martha Connell and Michael Davis
- 1999
- Object number
- 2000.86A-B
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts-Ceramic
- Crafts
- Medium
- glazed earthenware
- Dimensions
- overall: 13 x 7 7/8 x 6 3/8 in. (33.0 x 20.0 x 16.3 cm)
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Renwick Gallery
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 53B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Figure group
- Figure\fragment\skull
- Dress\accessory\protective gear
- Object\written matter\book
- Record ID
- saam_2000.86A-B
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk78ab8fe47-ab09-4fde-b5ff-7cc5c9e724b8
