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Peter Voulkos
Standing Jar1954-1956

Not on view
No image
Artist or Maker
Peter Voulkos
United States, Montana, Bozeman, active United States, California, Berkeley, Oakland, and Los Angeles, 1924-2002
Title
Standing Jar
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1954-1956
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
22 1/2 x 16 x 17 in. (57.2 x 40.6 x 43.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Howard and Gwen Laurie Smits in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary
Accession Number
M.90.82.55
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Kaplan, Wendy, ed. Living in a Modern Way: California Design, 1930-1965. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2013.
  • Lynn, Martha Drexler. American Studio Ceramics: Innovation and Identity, 1940 to 1979. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015.
  • Voulkos: the Breakthrough Years. London: Black Dog Publishing; New York: Museum of Arts and Design, 2016.
Selected Exhibition History
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 20, 2013 - June 3, 2013
  • 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". 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". November 2, 2013 - February 9, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014
  • California Design, 1930–1965: "Living in a Modern Way". March 29, 2014 - July 6, 2014