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Paul Soldner
Vessellate 1960s

Not on view
Ceramic bottle with tall cylindrical body, ruffled rim, and heavily mottled glaze in teal, navy, oyster white, and rust, with drips and flaking across the lower surface

Paul Soldner, Vessel, late 1960s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Daniel Ostroff, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Paul Soldner
United States, Illinois, Summerfield, active California, Claremont and Colorado, Aspen, 1921-2011
Title
Vessel
Place Made
United States
Date Made
late 1960s
Medium
Earthenware
Dimensions
15 1/2 x 12 x 8 in. (39.4 x 30.5 x 20.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Ostroff
Accession Number
AC1992.293.1
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. California Design, 1930-1965: Living in a Modern Way. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2011.
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013.
Selected Exhibition History
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". October 1, 2011 - June 3, 2012
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". July 6, 2013 - September 29, 2013
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
Copyright
© Soldner Enterprises and Stephanie Soldner Sullivan

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