<I>Black Vessel for the Traces of Our Young Lords and Their Spirits – Vessel #5</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2022
name: label: Created by
content: Theaster Gates, American, born 1973
notes: label: Description
content: A stoneware sculpture by Theaster Gates. The sculpture (2024.38.1a) is a large cylinder shaped vessel with a flat bottom and a rounded top. It has a dark glaze that appears in tones of grey, black, brown, and rust. It is covered in short, uniformally shaped ceramic spikes. Arranged in rows, the spikes cover the entire object. At the very top of the vessel is a small round opening with uniformly jagged edges, resembling a sun or starburst. The stoneware vessel sits on a plinth (2024.38.1b) made from a block of roughly hewn ash wood. The plinth also has a roughly cylindrical shape and is slightly wider that the sculpture.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2024.38.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: sculpture
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Theaster Gates
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: stoneware with glaze and ash plinth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (vessel): 39 × 14 × 14 in. (99.1 × 35.6 × 35.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (plinth): 26 × 15 × 16 in. (66 × 38.1 × 40.6 cm)