Object Details
- Artist
- Nancy Jurs, born New York City 1941
- Luce Center Label
- The title of this piece, Sprout, suggests growth and potential, that this weighty, abstract form may give life to something else. Nancy Jurs sculpted this object at a time when she was dealing with her changing role as a woman. With her children growing older and leaving home, Jurs was able to grow into a more independent individual, free to explore new life experiences.
- Luce Object Quote
- “Content is now more ambiguous . . . we feel the possibility of the figure unfolding, hinting at future renewal.” J. Susan Isaacs, Exhibition catalogue for The Delaware Center for Contemporary Arts, 1996
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist
- 1992
- Object number
- 1993.23.1A-B
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts-Ceramic
- Crafts
- Medium
- stoneware with terra sigillita
- Dimensions
- overall: 11 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 6 3/4 in. (28.6 x 13.1 x 17.2 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
- Record ID
- saam_1993.23.1A-B
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk707f2bc25-56c3-4636-84f2-bacfc2dd5f6d
