Vain Imaginings

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Vain Imaginings

United States, circa 1978-1978
Sculpture
White earthenware, glaze, brass, redwood, white cedarwood
16 x 13 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (40.64 x 34.29 x 41.91 cm)
Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits (M.87.1.117a-e)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Drexler Lynn, Martha. Clay Today: Contemporary Ceramists and their Work: a catalogue of the Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990.
  • Drexler Lynn, Martha. Clay Today: Contemporary Ceramists and their Work: a catalogue of the Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits Collection at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990.
  • Lauria, Jo; Color and Fire -  Defining Moments in Studio Ceramics, 1950-2000; Los Angeles County Museum of Art,  Los Angeles, CA, 2000.
  • Stewart, Mary.  Launching the Imagination: A Comprehensive Guide to Basic Design.  New York: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2002.
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