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John Gill
Teapot1983

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Ceramic pitcher shaped like a bird, with a low angular body, long pointed spout, and tall flaring neck, glazed in mottled black, brown, and beige

John Gill, Teapot, 1983, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
John Gill
Title
Teapot
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1983
Medium
Earthenware, glaze
Dimensions
12 3/8 x 16 x 6 in. (31.4 x 40.6 x 15.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits
Accession Number
M.87.1.49a-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.

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