Jean Lowe

American, b. 1960

The Course of the Empire: Black Marble-Top Console
2003

Papier-mâché, enamel, and acrylic
35 x 53.75 x 17.25 in.
Gift of the Marie Eccles Caine Foundation
2003.45

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This object has the following keywords:

• claw feet - Feet, in the shape of claws, on a piece of furniture.
• 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."
• mirror
• Papier-mâché sculpture - Sources:
  - Work cat.: 2002424731: Splendore dell'arte della cartapesta ... c2001.

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Uses of the Real I , 1/20/2008 - 4/30/2011
• Uses of the Real Part II , 7/1/2009 - 8/30/2010
• A Matter of Taste: Art, Kitsch, and Culture , 1/23/2016 - 5/7/2016
• Jean Lowe: Your Place in the Multiverse , 6/19/2021 - 12/12/2021