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"Trapped Terrace Gap" Bowl

Decorative Arts and Design

Wayne Higby calls upon the western landscape of his childhood to create works that pay homage to the grandeur of nature and create a focal point for meditation. In the “Trapped Terrace Gap” Bowl the fracture of the ground represented on the outside wall of the piece is continued on the opposite inside wall. Seen from the proper angle, this natural feature jumps the “canyon” of the void between the walls. At the same time, the earthenware bowl is made from the very earth it represents.
MEDIUM Earthenware
DATES ca. 1984
DIMENSIONS 10 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 16 in. (26.7 x 47 x 40.6 cm)  (show scale)
MARKINGS on bottom, impressed '84 and artist's psuedo-chinese seal wrapped around edge of bottom.
SIGNATURE no signature
INSCRIPTIONS no inscriptions
ACCESSION NUMBER 85.15.1
CREDIT LINE This acquisition was made possible through the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Wayne Higby (American, born 1943). "Trapped Terrace Gap" Bowl, ca. 1984. Earthenware, 10 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 16 in. (26.7 x 47 x 40.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, This acquisition was made possible through the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, 85.15.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.15.1_bw.jpg)
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Wayne Higby (American, born 1943). <em>"Trapped Terrace Gap" Bowl</em>, ca. 1984. Earthenware, 10 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 16 in. (26.7 x 47 x 40.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, This acquisition was made possible through the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation, 85.15.1. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 85.15.1_bw.jpg)