NEHMA | Collection - Empire Style: Black Marble- Top Commode

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Jean Lowe

American, b. 1960

Empire Style: Black Marble- Top Commode
2003

Enamel on cloth mache
34.25 x 59.875 x 15.25 in.
Gift of the Kathryn C. Wanlass Foundation
2021.24.1.3

Keywords
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This object has the following keywords:

commodes en console*, Decoration and ornament--Empire style*, derivative objects*, gold, marbling*, nude, Papier-mâché sculpture*

commodes en console - Commodes which consist of a single drawer set on tall legs presumably intended to stand beneath a mirror.
Decoration and ornament--Empire style - Sources:
- Art & architecture thesaurus, June 15, 2005
derivative objects - Objects that are based on or signifiantly borrow from other existing objects, rather than being original creations.
gold
marbling - The technique of imitating or suggesting the appearance or pattern of marble or another such stone, usually by hand painting on paper, wood, fresco, or other surfaces. For a broader, less delicate technique, as used in construction, use "marbleizing."
nude
Papier-mâché sculpture - Sources:
- Work cat.: 2002424731: Splendore dell'arte della cartapesta ... c2001.

Exhibition List

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

Jean Lowe: Your Place in the Multiverse , 6/19/2021 - 12/12/2021

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