Rosette

Karla Trinkley, Rosette, 1994, cast glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1998.35
Copied Karla Trinkley, Rosette, 1994, cast glass, 24 3422 7819 14 in. (62.858.049.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance, 1998.35

Artwork Details

Title
Rosette
Date
1994
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
24 3422 7819 14 in. (62.858.049.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the James Renwick Alliance
Mediums
Mediums Description
cast glass
Classifications
Object Number
1998.35

Artwork Description

Karla Trinkley took colors and shapes she found on cinder-block fences in the tropics and applied them to Rosette. The thick walls on this enormous vessel appear carved from stone, but Trinkley’s delicate color and pattern give it a lightness and fragility despite its obvious weight.