Stones from the River, vessel 19/22 / Dan Kvitka
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.153T
- Title
- Stones from the River, vessel 19/22
- Artist
- Dan Kvitka
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- (active Los Angeles, California, 1958 - )
- Medium and Support
- Nigerian black ebony
- Object Creation Date
- 2000
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert M. and Lillian Montalto Bohlen
- Dimensions
- 9.53 cm x 13.97 cm (3 3/4 in. x 5 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Wood and Woodcarving
- Physical Description
- On a large, sinuous platform, twenty-two finished wood pieces are nestled within their respective positions; the pieces are comprised of large and small flat cylindrical shapes in shades of red and black.
- Subject Matter
- Wood vessels lie on a sinuous plaform evoking the image of scattered stones in a riverbed and (according to the artist) alluding to the Judaic tradition of Tashlich, during which sins are metaphorically tossed as stones into a river. According to Kvitka, “the orange ‘afzelia burl’ are the stones in the river; the pattern and movement of the grain mimics the whole piece… The ‘black ebony’ stones are the Tashlich stones, the stones containing both dark and light; they are us.”
- Secondary Keywords
- bodies of water and components of bodies of water
- buildings and the land
- components of bodies of water
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- european
- european styles and periods
- landscapes (environments)
- materials
- materials by origin
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- natural landscapes
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plant material
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- wood and wood products
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 2944 x 1948
- File Size
- 763 KB
- Record
- 2002/2.153T
- Link to this Item
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"Stones from the River, vessel 19/22; Dan Kvitka." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2002-sl-2.153t/2002_2.153aw.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 10, 2024.