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Richard T. Notkin
Vain Imaginingscirca 1978-1978

Not on view
Mixed-media sculpture of a small wooden table with one leg replaced by a tree stump, topped with a skull, chess set, miniature television, cactus, and books, on a stepped wooden platform

Richard T. Notkin, Vain Imaginings, circa 1978-1978, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Richard T. Notkin
Title
Vain Imaginings
Place Made
United States
Date Made
circa 1978-1978
Medium
White earthenware, glaze, brass, redwood, white cedarwood
Dimensions
16 x 13 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (40.64 x 34.29 x 41.91 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits
Accession Number
M.87.1.117a-e
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.
  • 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.