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Paul Soldner
Wasp-Waist Form1982

Not on view
Unglazed ceramic vessel with a rounded spherical base and flared, broken upper section, terracotta and ashy tones with cord-impressed texture and fire-blackened marks

Paul Soldner, Wasp-Waist Form, 1982, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Paul Soldner
Title
Wasp-Waist Form
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1982
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
15 1/2 x 12 x 8 in. (39.4 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits
Accession Number
M.87.1.158
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.
  • 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.
Copyright
© Soldner Enterprises and Stephanie Soldner Sullivan