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Bats and Bowls

Bats and Bowls

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C. R. (Skip) Johnson

Skip Johnson, University of Wisconsin–Madison emeritus professor of art, created these lathe-turned wood sculptures for Bats and Bowls, a traveling exhibition sponsored by the Louisville Slugger Baseball Bat Company. Johnson—along with a select group of wood-turners from America, Canada, and Europe—was given a baseball bat blank made of ash, with the dimensions 4 x 4 x 40 inches, to combine with materials of his own specialty and inspiration. The waiter on a skateboard balancing a drink tray and the seated couple dining on a bowl of mini–baseball bats resulted from this exhibition project. The chef, toasting through the order window, was added to the series later.
Artist
C. R. (Skip) Johnson
(American, 1928 - 2009)
Title
Bats and Bowls
Date
1997
Medium
Cherry, walnut, and ash
Credit
Chazen Museum of Art General Endowment Fund purchase
Accession No.
2008.7.1
Classification
Sculpture
Geography
United States

Related

  • Baseballs: Clara M. Eagle Gallery, Murray State University, KY, 9/22/1997–11/9/1997
  • Bats and Bowls: A Celebration of Lathe-Turned Art: Kentucky Art and Craft Gallery, 5/14/1997–8/22/2000

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