Terra Sigillatta Bell
Object Label
Betty Woodman, the doyenne of American studio ceramics, has had a keen interest in the art of antiquity and other cultures since the beginning of her career in the 1950s. Here she has transposed the form of an ancient Japanese ceremonial bronze bell known as the dotaku into terra-cotta and then covered the handbuilt bell with a lustrous glaze, terra sigillata, inspired by ancient Roman redware.
Caption
Betty Woodman American, 1930–2018. Terra Sigillatta Bell, 1975. Glazed earthenware, 24 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (62.2 x 41.3 x 33.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Charles Woodman and Andrea Torrice, 2009.79. © artist or artist's estate
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Gallery
Not on view
Collection
Artist
Title
Terra Sigillatta Bell
Date
1975
Geography
Place made: New York, New York, United States
Medium
Glazed earthenware
Classification
Dimensions
24 1/2 x 16 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (62.2 x 41.3 x 33.7 cm)
Markings
impressed on outer lower rim: "WOODMAN"
Credit Line
Gift of Charles Woodman and Andrea Torrice
Accession Number
2009.79
Rights
© artist or artist's estate
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