Cup Form

Sculpture

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di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art

The Incorrect Museum, 2026

The Incorrect Museum, 2026

Name/Title

Cup Form

Entry/Object ID

404

Description

Multi-colored column encrusted with coffee cups, topped with figure, on square base

Artwork Details

Medium

Lowfire clay with glazes, acrylic paint, fix-all, wood, PVC, plaster, modeling paste, bronze, oil paint

Category

Sculpture

Acquisition

Accession

AR404

Source or Donor

Fuller Goldeen Gallery

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Made/Created

Artist

Squeak Carnwath

Date made

1981

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Object

Height

58 in

Width

14 in

Depth

13 in

Exhibitions

Exhibition

The Incorrect Museum - Ongoing

Notes

May 3, 2025 - ongoing, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa

Exhibition

Bay Area Ceramic Sculpture: Collection in Context

Notes

March 29 - May 17, 2008, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art Napa

Exhibition

From the Sunny Side

Notes

October 02, 1982 - October 31, 1982, Oakland Museum of California

Research Notes

Research Type

Collections Manager

Person

Katie Kime

Date

Jun 11, 2026

Notes

When the artist was the shop master in the ceramics department at CCAC, she mixed a glaze recipe incorrectly and a number of the students' cups came out a greenish "mucus-y" color. Some of the students were disappointed and threw the cups away. Carnwath retrieved the cups and added them to her piece along with some cups she made herself. At the time, Carnwath was exploring the idea of humans as vessels, or containers, of cultural events.