Rejects From the Bat Factory: The Organics! Maker: Mark Sfirri (American, born 1952)

2002

American Decorative Arts

By appointment, Hume Furniture Study

Mark Sfirri is particularly well known for his multiaxis turning, which he exploits in his series Rejects from the Bat Factory. The humor that Sfirri brings to much of his work is very evident in this piece, with its obvious reference to America's favorite pastime, baseball. Sfirri began this series in the early 1990s. This piece is notable for its use of organic forms, particularly in some of the bats' twisted and knotted handles.

Medium

Ash

Dimensions

36 × 24 × 6 in. (91.44 × 60.96 × 15.24 cm)

Credit Line

Ruth and David Waterbury, B.A. 1958, Fund, and Janet and Simeon Braguin Fund

Accession Number

2002.96.1

Geography

Made in New Hope, Pennsylvania

Culture

American

Period

21st century

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

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Provenance
The artist, New Hope, Pa.; sold to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2002
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 2002," in "The Original Work of Art: What It Has to Teach," special issue, Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2003), 149
Object copyright
Not Assigned
Additional information

Subject

baseball bats

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