Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Cleon Peterson Print Index
Kill Your Sons (White)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
A glazed porcelain figure from 2015, Kill Your Sons (White) translates Cleon Peterson's flat, high-contrast painted vocabulary into three dimensions. Standing 10.25 inches on a 7.75-inch base and issued in an edition of just 10 through Library Street Collective, it renders Peterson's recurring theme of generational violence as a physical, sculptural object rather than a printed image.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Edition of 10. Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
Peterson is best known as a printmaker and muralist, so a ceramic sculpture is a genuine departure. The porcelain medium forces his brutal figuration into a fragile, collectible form, and at an edition of 10 it is among the scarcest formats he has released. For collectors, it represents the artist working outside two dimensions.
Collector Perspective
Ceramic editions this small rarely circulate, and porcelain's fragility means condition and intact examples matter enormously. This is a piece for a collector building depth in Peterson rather than a first acquisition. The Library Street Collective association and the white glaze variant distinguish it from the black colorway within the same series.
Historical Context
Released in 2015 during a prolific stretch of Peterson's career, the work coincides with his sharpest social-commentary output. The title evokes cycles of aggression passed between generations, a theme running through his mural and print practice. Library Street Collective, the Detroit gallery, has long championed his sculptural experiments.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned sculpture / object
- Release date
- 2015
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Sculpture | Ceramic; catalog dimensions 10.25 x 7.75 x 7.75 inches.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Edition of 10.
- Signature and marks
- Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Cleon Peterson's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.
Meaning / interpretation: Read as documented context rather than stated intent: Released in 2015 during a prolific stretch of Peterson's career, the work coincides with his sharpest social-commentary output. This is an interpretive reading of the release context, not a statement of the artist's intent for this specific work. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2015 and attributes the edition to Library Street Collective.
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Library Street Collective. That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- Cleon Peterson — official site — Cleon Peterson studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- Cleon Peterson — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Cleon Peterson (Q124215748) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
FAQ
What is the edition size?
The edition is limited to 10 examples, making it one of Peterson's scarcest released formats.
What material is it made from?
Glazed porcelain, in a white colorway distinct from the black version of the same sculpture.
How large is the sculpture?
It stands 10.25 inches tall on a 7.75-inch square base.
Who published it?
Library Street Collective, the Detroit gallery that represents Peterson's sculptural work.
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