Clearly Indigenous Audio Exhibition
Blue Corn Maiden
Blue Corn Maiden, 2017, Ramson Lomatewama (American, Hopi, b. 1953), 16 1/4 x 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (41.3 x 8.9 x 8.9 cm), blown, cut and sand-blasted glass, Collection of the Artist, L10.2023:107
Verbal Description
Hello, I’m John Hedges, a security guard at the museum. I will be sharing a description of Blue Corn Maiden by Ramson Lomatewama in Clearly Indigenous: Native Visions Reimagined in Glass.
Ramson Lomatewama, born in 1953, is Hopi. He created Blue Corn Maiden in 2017 from blown, cut, and sand-blasted glass. It is from the collection of the artist.
Blue Corn Maiden is a blown, cut, and sand-blasted vessel. It is on the Balcony in a wall case to the left of the main gallery entrance with three other objects; it is the second from the left. This work is a tall cylindrical form measuring 16 and one-quarter inches tall, three and one-half inches deep, or 41.3 centimeters tall, 8.9 centimeters wide, and 8.9 centimeters deep. Moving from the top of the work to the bottom, the apex is a small white frosted knob-like form, perhaps representing a head, with two black buns on either side. As we move down the piece, it widens, creating a narrow oval shape with a circular foot. Frosted glass cornstalks and crop rows decorate the bright blue body of the vessel.