'Landscape with Hippo'
Form
1997 (made)
1997 (made)
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This object incorporates a factory-made figurine into a lush, but bizarre, landscape. The environment gives the hippo a new life, elevating its status from humble ornament to ruler of its own domain. Like much of Slee's work, this piece reflects the emotional significance of ornaments in the lives of ordinary people.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | 'Landscape with Hippo' (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Earthenware with yellow and turquoise glazes |
| Brief description | Figure group, made by Richard Slee, England, 1997 |
| Physical description | Earthenware figure group, scalloped-edged landscape base, with four standing bush-like forms, and a hippo (found object) with yellow and turquoise glazes |
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| Credit line | Given by Adrian Sassoon Esq. |
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| Summary | This object incorporates a factory-made figurine into a lush, but bizarre, landscape. The environment gives the hippo a new life, elevating its status from humble ornament to ruler of its own domain. Like much of Slee's work, this piece reflects the emotional significance of ornaments in the lives of ordinary people. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.90-1997 |
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| Record created | February 20, 2008 |
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