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Middle Passage Vessel
Artist
David MacDonald
(American b. 1945)
Date2021
MediumEarthenware with ceramic decal and low-fire luster
DimensionsOverall: 33 x 17 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (83.8 x 45.1 x 29.5 cm)
Body: 25 1/2 x 17 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (64.8 x 45.1 x 29.5 cm)
Lid: 11 1/8 x 6 5/8 in. (28.3 x 16.8 cm)
Body: 25 1/2 x 17 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. (64.8 x 45.1 x 29.5 cm)
Lid: 11 1/8 x 6 5/8 in. (28.3 x 16.8 cm)
Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Donald W. Hamer Endowment for Art Acquisitions and Exhibitions
Object number2022.138
Collections
ClassificationsSculpture
Object NameCeramic
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureNorth American
NationalityAmerican
On View
On viewCentury
- Twenty-first
Signedbottom: MacDonald
Inscribedbottom: 2001 / Middle Passage S[obliterated]it / #9; tape on bottom: SHADES / OF / CLAY
Exhibition HistoryInaugural installation: Ceramics Gallery (207), Palmer Museum of Art, June 1, 2024 – presentProvenancePurchased by PMoA from artist