Second Firing by Peni Mathengwa Gumbi

Second Firing by Peni Mathengwa Gumbi, South Africa, 2006.

Photographer: 
Elizabeth Perrill
Exhibition Date: 
14 Nov 2008 - 14 Dec 2008
School Year: 
2008 - 2009
Location: 
Faulconer Gallery

A collection of contemporary Zulu ceramics, curated by Elizabeth Perrill '99 who was inspired to study African art in the college's collection while a Grinnell student. She later developed her own collection as part of her art history research in South Africa. "To Shine" refers to the careful burnishing preferred by Zulu ceramists. All of the works in the exhibition were crafted within the past 20 years, and three are from the college's collection.