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Courtney M. Leonard

Breach: Logbook 21/Nebulous/Artifice CSW2
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Description

Maker

Courtney M. Leonard (Shinnecock, b. 1980), (RISD MFA 2008, Ceramics)

Title

Breach: Logbook 21/Nebulous/Artifice CSW2

Year

2021

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

22.9 x 33 x 33 cm (9 x 13 x 13 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary Ann Lippitt Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2021.96.1a

Type

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Art and Design from 1900 to Now
Jun 04, 2022 – Sep 01, 2026

Label copy

This work is made of four ceramic pieces that reference traps for catching fish and other marine animals. Courtney M. Leonard is an installation and multimedia artist of the Shinnecock Indian Nation. Shinnecock means “people of the shore,” and the tribe’s traditional homelands are located on the eastern edge of Long Island. Leonard began the BREACH series in 2014 as an exploration of environmentalism, water, whales, and the Shinnecock homelands. She was inspired to examine these themes after a 60-foot-long finback whale washed ashore on Southampton beach in 2005 and US government officials did not allow the Shinnecock tribe to access the whale for traditional ceremonies.

-Shándíín Brown, Henry Luce Curatorial Fellow for Native American Art

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Courtney M. Leonard (Shinnecock, b. 1980)
Breach: Logbook 21/Nebulous/Artifice CSW2, 2021
Earthenware with glaze
22.9 x 33 x 33 cm (9 x 13 x 13 inches)
Mary Ann Lippitt Acquisition Fund 2021.96.1a

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