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Rose B. Simpson

Reincarnation

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Description

Maker

Rose B. Simpson (Kha’p’o Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo), b. 1983), (RISD MFA 2011, Ceramics)

Culture

Kha'p'o Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo)

Title

Reincarnation

Year

2021

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

83.8 x 76.2 x 33 cm (33 x 30 x 13 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund

Object Number

2021.40.1

Type

Sculpture

Exhibition History

Art and Design from 1900 to Now

Jun 04, 2022 – Sep 01, 2026

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Interpretation

This ungendered figure is adorned with striped markings on the face and chest and embellishments at the neck and ears. Two circular openings in the base suggest the space between the arms and torso or voids where breasts or lungs would be. Simpson describes Reincarnation’s “confident and naturally beautiful” subject as “demonstrating a knowing that is based on experience behind and beyond this lifetime” underscores the allusion to rebirth and regeneration in the title.

Acquisition details

This work was acquired through the Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund. According to a memorial text published by RISD after her passing in 1984, Danforth established the fund “to provide a perpetual source of funding” for RISD Museum acquisitions. This fund supports the purchase of works that the museum’s curators or director identify as priorities for the collection. The acquisition of Simpson’s work recognizes her contributions to contemporary sculpture, her inventive engagement of the ceramic medium, and as her status as a RISD alumna.

-Dominic Molon, Richard Brown Baker Curator of Contemporary Art

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Rose B. Simpson (Kha’p’o Owingeh (Santa Clara Pueblo), b. 1983)

Reincarnation, 2021

Ceramic, glaze, grout, lava beads, coral beads, sea urchin, turquoise beads, glass beads, and epoxy

83.8 x 76.2 x 33 cm (33 x 30 x 13 inches)

Helen M. Danforth Acquisition Fund 2021.40.1

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