1993
box elder, fossil ivory, India ink,
and lacquer; lathe-turned, carved,
textured, dyed, and inlaid
33 x 22 cm (13 x 9 in)
Lent by the White House
gift of the artist
Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor
Black Textured Jar (Detail)
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Black Textured Jar | John Jordan
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Black Textured Jar
1993 |
| This carved lidded storage jar is typical of Jordan's simple but finely detailed vessels. The woods that he uses are discards found at dumps and construction sites. Jordan finds great satisfaction in creating objects from materials that were destined to be buried or burned. |
Black Textured Jar (Detail) |
| Bird Jar | Black Carved Jar |