Bowl

So Cal Design
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Bowl

circa 1940
Furnishings; Serviceware
Earthenware
Diameter: 5 5/8 in. (14.29 cm) Height: 22 3/4 in. (57.79 cm)
Gift of Gary Keith in honor of his parents (M.2009.167)
Decorative Arts and Design
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

The vivid ribbons of crackled glaze on this bowl contrast with unglazed surfaces, conjuring images of the Mojave Desert, where Glen Lukens sourced his materials....
The vivid ribbons of crackled glaze on this bowl contrast with unglazed surfaces, conjuring images of the Mojave Desert, where Glen Lukens sourced his materials. An influential advocate of craft in the region, he organized exhibitions that brought innovative work to Los Angeles museums and galleries. Lukens was the longtime head of the pioneering ceramics department at the University of Southern California, where he guided many important craftspeople through their first explorations in clay, jewelry, and metalwork.

(California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way," 2011-12)
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Bibliography

  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Los Angeles: Los  Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Longhauser, Elsa and Lisa Melandri, eds. Beatrice Wood: Career Woman: Drawings, Paintings, Vessels, and Objects. Santa Monica: Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2011.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Los Angeles: Los  Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Longhauser, Elsa and Lisa Melandri, eds. Beatrice Wood: Career Woman: Drawings, Paintings, Vessels, and Objects. Santa Monica: Santa Monica Museum of Art, 2011.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013. 
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Exhibition history

  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Tokyo, Japan, The National Art Center, Tokyo, March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Tokyo, Japan, The National Art Center, Tokyo, March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Auckland, New Zealand, Auckland Art Gallery, July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" South Brisbane, Australia, Queensland Art Gallery, November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way" Salem, MA, Peabody Essex Museum, March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
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