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Dora De Larios
Chess Setcirca 1970

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Ceramic chess set with cobalt blue hand-modeled figurative pieces on one side and off-white stoneware pieces on the other, arranged on a black and white board
Two ceramic figurines with white upper bodies and cobalt blue lower sections; each features a sculpted face with incised details, elaborate headdress, and textured ruff or hair, displayed side by side against a neutral background.
Two ceramic figurines with white glaze, each with a stylized human face and elaborately carved crown; one features ribbed fan-like hair and a smooth body, the other has incised vertical patterns across the torso and gold-accented details.
Ceramic figurine with a conical form in vivid cobalt and violet glaze, featuring a small white face with incised features and a pointed hood, widening toward the base.
Small ceramic figurine with a tapered cylindrical body and a fox or dog head emerging at the top, covered in a smooth matte white glaze with small painted eyes, photographed against a light gray background.

Dora De Larios, Chess Set, circa 1970, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Alan Grinnell and Feelie Lee, Photo by Dale Strumpell

Artist or Maker
Dora De Larios
United States, California, Los Angeles, 1933-2018
Title
Chess Set
Date Made
circa 1970
Medium
Stoneware and plastic
Dimensions
.1-.32) Chessman: various dimensions .33) Board: 3 1/4 × 24 × 23 7/8 in. (8.26 × 60.96 × 60.64 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Drs. Alan Grinnell and Feelie Lee
Accession Number
M.2015.96.1-.33
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Copyright
© Dora De Larios

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