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Ralph Bacerra
Fish Soup Tureen1976

Not on view
Blue and white ceramic tureen with domed lid, fish-scale decoration on the body, sculpted fish-head handles, and wave motif on the foot ring

Ralph Bacerra, Fish Soup Tureen, 1976, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Ralph Bacerra
American, 1938 - 2008
Title
Fish Soup Tureen
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1976
Medium
Porcelain, underglaze painting
Dimensions
13 x 15 x 11 in. (33.02 x 38.1 x 27.94 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits
Accession Number
M.87.1.11a-b
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected 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.
  • Sorkin, Jenni. Art in California. London; New York: Thames & Hudson, 2021.
Copyright
© Estate of Ralph Bacerra