BIG FISH TILE PANEL--THIRD ROW, CENTER

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

BIG FISH TILE PANEL--THIRD ROW, CENTER

Entry/Object ID

99.35.12.13

Description

Color: Black; Blue; Brown A square tile from the "Big Fish" panel, produced as an artist's model by RTK Studios, ca. 1990s. The piece, made from the black-line technique, has a brown border at the bottom. A seagull stands on a pier on the left. The floor of the pier is glazed to reflect shadows cast by the bird and the posts in tile square 99.35.12.12. In the center is the bottom of a fishing pole belonging to a fisherman, of which only the legs and feet are shown, on the top right. In the back is part of the blue ocean and the brown beam of a fence. This is the third row, center tile in the 15-piece panel, which was in preparation for the final product installed along the Via Casino in Avalon, Catalina Island. With little indication of wear or damage, the object is in good condition.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Tile

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Surface Elements

Nomenclature Class

Building Components

Nomenclature Category

Category 01: Built Environment Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Tiles

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Tile, RTK Studios