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Head A

Head
1995 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The figures that make up Christie Brown's 'Cast of Characters', including this head, represent different aspects of humanity. She associates heads with the senses, the emotions and communication. Brown is also interested in the importance of ceramics in archaeology; like much of her work, this piece resembles a fragment of an ancient sculpture.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Titles
  • Head A (assigned by artist)
  • The Cast of Characters (series title)
Materials and techniques
Stoneware ("T-material"), press-moulded and joined, vitreous slip, rolled in grog
Brief description
Head from the series The Cast of Characters, Moulded by Christie Brown, 1995, Stoneware with slip.
Physical description
Head made from press-moulded stoneware with vitreous slip, rolled in grog.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16.6cm
  • Depth: 17.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Unmarked.
Credit line
Gift of Adrian Sassoon, Esquire
Object history
The head is from Christie Brown's series of work The Cast of Characters.

Christie Brown has stated that the "A" in the title is not significant, and may be better dropped, although it may have been on the original list works supplied to Adran Sassoon. See email attached to acquisition papers 96/855
Subject depicted
Summary
The figures that make up Christie Brown's 'Cast of Characters', including this head, represent different aspects of humanity. She associates heads with the senses, the emotions and communication. Brown is also interested in the importance of ceramics in archaeology; like much of her work, this piece resembles a fragment of an ancient sculpture.
Associated object
Bibliographic references
  • Chrisite Brown: The Cast of Characters, The Scottish Gallery, Edinburgh, 11 August - 6 September 1995.
  • Crafts, No.142, 1996, pp24-29
Collection
Accession number
C.24-1996

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Record createdMay 20, 2008
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