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Magdalena Suarez Frimkess
Grecian Head Teacup (Portrait of Michael)1988

Not on view
Ceramic vessel in the form of a human head, covered in speckled white glaze with painted facial features and applied ear-like forms, open flared mouth at top
Ceramic face jug with white matte glaze and dark brown applied relief depicting a bearded human face in profile; twisted handle and irregular flared rim with dark glazed interior.

Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Grecian Head Teacup (Portrait of Michael), 1988, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of the Estate of Betty M. Asher, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Magdalena Suarez Frimkess
Venezuela, active United States, California, Venice, born 1929
Title
Grecian Head Teacup (Portrait of Michael)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1988
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
Height: 5 1/2 in. (13.97 cm); Diameter: 4 3/4 in. (12.07 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Betty M. Asher
Accession Number
AC1998.266.61
Classification
Furnishings
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design
Selected Bibliography
  • Blondet, Jose Luis, editor. Magdalena Suarez Frimkess: The Finest Disregard. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.
Copyright
© Michael Frimkess © Magdalena Suarez Frimkess