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Richard T. Notkin
Cooling Towers Teapot (Variation # 1)-Yixing Series1983

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Unglazed ceramic double-bodied teapot in sandy tan, with angular stepped spout and notched handle, zigzag carved base band, and skull and coral-like finials on the lids
Artist or Maker
Richard T. Notkin
Title
Cooling Towers Teapot (Variation # 1)-Yixing Series
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1983
Medium
Porcelain
Dimensions
6 x 9 x 3 3/4 in. (15.2 x 22.9 x 9.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits
Accession Number
M.87.1.118a-b
Classification
Furnishings
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.
  • 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.