Glass Experiments: Portsmouth sand (Portsmouth-US-0045)
Maker
Atelier NL
(Dutch, founded 2007)
Artist
Nadine Sterk
(Dutch, born 1977)
Artist
Lonny van Ryswyck
(Dutch, born 1978)
CultureDutch
Date2022
MediumGlass bottle filled with Portsmouth sand
DimensionsBottles: 7 1/2 × 2 15/16 in. (19.1 × 7.4 cm)
PortfolioVirginia Sand Samples and Glass Experiments
Credit LineGift of Atelier NL
Object number2022.35.17
Not on view
DescriptionThis sand was collected by Sam Allen, baseball player, on June 22, 2022. We collected sand near what would have been home plate, in a baseball field long since gone. Mr. Allen shares the sand's significance: “This is a field where I started, growing up. I played semi-pro baseball here. This is the start of my career, right here in Portsmouth.” In the late 1950s, Mr. Allen played left field for three teams in the Negro Leagues: Kansas City Monarchs, Raleigh Tigers, and Memphis Red Sox. Atelier NL sand archive sample identification number: Portsmouth-US-0045.ProvenanceAtelier NL to CMAExhibition History"To See a World in a Grain of Sand", Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 12, 2022 - January 22, 2023.
