Cheryl Riley (American, born 1952). <em>World History I (Drum)</em>, 2023. Plywood, ebony, wood chips, paint, glass, industrial diamonds, quartz, 24kt gold leaf, ink, textile, DiBond, Stryo-coat, 30 × 42 in. (76.2 × 106.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased through the generous support of Tracey and Phillip Riese, Larry Satterfield and Sabir Ward, Rough Diamond World, Spur Jewelry, Urte Tylaite, Marc Neal Simon, Bisa Butler, and Friends of the Artist; with additional support from the H. Randolph Lever Fund, 2023.57. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Cheryl Riley, CUR.2023.57_overall.jpg)

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Cheryl Riley (American, born 1952). World History I (Drum), 2023. Plywood, ebony, wood chips, paint, glass, industrial diamonds, quartz, 24kt gold leaf, ink, textile, DiBond, Stryo-coat, 30 × 42 in. (76.2 × 106.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased through the generous support of Tracey and Phillip Riese, Larry Satterfield and Sabir Ward, Rough Diamond World, Spur Jewelry, Urte Tylaite, Marc Neal Simon, Bisa Butler, and Friends of the Artist; with additional support from the H. Randolph Lever Fund, 2023.57. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Cheryl Riley, CUR.2023.57_overall.jpg)

World History I (Drum)

Cheryl Riley

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Decorative Art, 20th-Century Decorative Arts, 4th Floor

ARTIST Cheryl Riley, American, born 1952

MEDIUM Plywood, ebony, wood chips, paint, glass, industrial diamonds, quartz, 24kt gold leaf, ink, textile, DiBond, Stryo-coat

DATES 2023

DIMENSIONS 30 × 42 in. (76.2 × 106.7 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Decorative Arts and Design

ACCESSION NUMBER 2023.57

CREDIT LINE Purchased through the generous support of Tracey and Phillip Riese, Larry Satterfield and Sabir Ward, Rough Diamond World, Spur Jewelry, Urte Tylaite, Marc Neal Simon, Bisa Butler, and Friends of the Artist; with additional support from the H. Randolph Lever Fund

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Decorative Art, 20th-Century Decorative Arts, 4th Floor

CAPTION Cheryl Riley (American, born 1952). World History I (Drum), 2023. Plywood, ebony, wood chips, paint, glass, industrial diamonds, quartz, 24kt gold leaf, ink, textile, DiBond, Stryo-coat, 30 × 42 in. (76.2 × 106.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased through the generous support of Tracey and Phillip Riese, Larry Satterfield and Sabir Ward, Rough Diamond World, Spur Jewelry, Urte Tylaite, Marc Neal Simon, Bisa Butler, and Friends of the Artist; with additional support from the H. Randolph Lever Fund, 2023.57. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Cheryl Riley, CUR.2023.57_overall.jpg)

IMAGE overall, CUR.2023.57_overall.jpg. Cheryl Riley, 2023

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