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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
Scottie Pippen
Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Scottie Pippen

Artist (born 1981)
Date2021
MediumGlazed ceramic, slip, and china paint
Dimensions23 3/4 in. × 16 in. × 16 in. (60.3 × 40.6 × 40.6 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Purchased with the Fund for Craft, 2022.10
Accession number 2022.10
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Provenance(Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2022
Label Text"I juxtapose porcelain with graffiti in the hopes that we can start to see how different cultural histories can work together.” —Roberto Lugo

Roberto Lugo combines graffiti-style writing, decorative patterns, and portraits of historical and contemporary figures on the surface of his pots. Lugo created these works—featuring two notable Arkansans—for Crystal Bridges.

Born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1975) transformed American music as an acclaimed singer and recording artist. She blended gospel, blues rhythm, and jazz, helping to forge the development of rock and roll. Scottie Pippen (b. 1965) was raised in Hamburg, Arkansas, and played basketball for the University of Central Arkansas. He went on to play for the Chicago Bulls and the “Dream Team,” the 1992 US Olympic men’s basketball team, which is iconic in sports history.

“Yuxtapongo la porcelana con el grafiti con la esperanza de que podamos empezar a ver cómo diferentes historias culturales pueden trabajar juntas.” —Roberto Lugo

Roberto Lugo combina en la superficie de sus vasijas la escritura estilo grafiti, motivos decorativos y retratos de personajes históricos y contemporáneos. Creó estas obras para Crystal Bridges donde presenta a dos destacadas figuras originarias de Arkansas.

La hermana Rosetta Tharpe (1915–1975), quien nació en Cotton Plant, Arkansas, transformó la música estadounidense como una aclamada cantante y artista discográfifica. Mezcló la música evangélica, el ritmo del blues y el jazz, ayudando a forjar el desarrollo del rock and roll. Scottie Pippen (n. 1965) creció en Hamburg, Arkansas, y jugó baloncesto en la Universidad de Arkansas Central. Jugó con los Chicago Bulls y el
“Dream Team,” el equipo olímpico de baloncesto masculino de Estados Unidos de 1992, que es icónico en la historia del deporte.
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