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Betty Woodman
Waterbug Breakfast Tray with Pitchers1982

Not on view
Ceramic tray and two pitchers with tortoiseshell mottled glaze in amber, brown, and black; tray has a star-shaped pierced border
Artist or Maker
Betty Woodman
United States, active New York City and Colorado, Boulder, 1930-2018
Title
Waterbug Breakfast Tray with Pitchers
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1982
Medium
Low-fire whiteware, glaze
Dimensions
a-b) Pitchers: 7 1/2 x 10 x 4 1/4 in. (19.05 x 25.4 x 10.8 cm) each; c) Tray: 2 1/2 x 31 1/2 x 16 1/4 in. (6.35 x 80.01 x 41.28 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits
Accession Number
M.87.1.183a-c
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.