Coca-Cola Bottle
Coca-Cola Bottle
Artist
R.A. Miller
(1912 - 2006)
Daten.d.
MediumEnamel paint on wood
Dimensions69 × 24 1/4 in. (175.3 × 61.6 cm)
Framed: 75 3/4 × 29 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.
Framed: 75 3/4 × 29 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Gift of Carl and Marian Mullis in honor of their grandchildren, Wilson, Mac, and Virginia, 2019.13
Signedl.l., in white paint: R.A. Miller
Accession number
2019.13
On View
Not on viewLabel TextPainted in a stripped-down, direct style, R.A. Miller’s Coca-Cola Bottle still flaunts the unmistakable hourglass design instantly associated with the Coca-Cola brand. One of his many paintings depicting the popular soft drink, this one is particularly notable for its scale. At nearly six feet tall, the bottle stands at human height. In this way, the work functions as both a contemporary still life drawn from everyday surroundings, but also a celebrity portrait of a true American icon: the Coca-Cola bottle.
La obra Botella de Coca-Cola, de R.A. Miller, aunque pintada en un estilo básico y directo, no deja de ostentar el inconfundible diseño curvilíneo de la marca. Se trata de una de las muchas pinturas que representan a la popular bebida, pero aquí lo que destaca es el tamaño. Tiene una altura humana, de casi seis pies (1,82 m). De este modo, la obra funciona como una naturaleza muerta contemporánea inspirada en el entorno cotidiano, pero también como el retrato de una celebridad, de un verdadero ícono estadounidense: la botella de Coca-Cola.
