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THBRobert "Spooner" Marcus Glass Turtle (2008)
Lot 82
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Artemis Fine Arts
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Featuring works of art from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a non-profit focused on promoting Indigenous Arts globally. All proceeds from the sale of these items will support future grants to Rehoming Program participants. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
Featuring works of art from the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a non-profit focused on promoting Indigenous Arts globally. All proceeds from the sale of these items will support future grants to Rehoming Program participants. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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Robert "Spooner" Marcus (Native American, Pueblo, Ohkay Owingeh, XXI century). Glass turtle, 2008. Signed and dated on underside of base. A charming celebration of form, light, and lineage, this vibrant green glass turtle by Robert 'Spooner' Marcus reflects the artist's deep-rooted connection to his Pueblo heritage through a thoroughly contemporary medium. Dated 2008 and signed on the underside, the whimsical creature glows with a translucent radiance, its smooth, rounded shell capturing soft inner striations like swirling water or wind-blown grass. Though rendered in handblown glass, the stylized shape and clean, sculptural lines evoke the traditional ceramic animal effigies of Pueblo pottery. Marcus's work bridges generations of artistic innovation, shaped not only by his own vision but also by the legacy of his great-grandmother Regina Cata - one of the key figures in the revival of traditional Ohkay Owingeh pottery. Size: 3.4" L x 3" W x 2.4" H (8.6 cm x 7.6 cm x 6.1 cm)
His grandmother and mother were potters too, and this turtle may be read as both homage and evolution: pottery reimagined in molten translucence. This playful yet meditative work is part of Marcus's broader practice of fusing Pueblo forms with glass artistry. Like his glass pots inspired by micaceous clay vessels, the turtle offers a tender reflection on resilience, tradition, and reinterpretation - inviting the viewer to see ancestral forms not as relics, but as living, luminous expressions of culture.
Provenance: Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, received as a gift in 2022; ex-Patricia M. Newman, purchased at an Indian Art Market
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#196219Intact and in excellent overall condition. Signed and dated on underside of base.Condition
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