Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
1968.11436 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
Studio Pottery Collection |
Title |
Small Globular Vase |
Date |
Unknown |
Artist |
Robert Sperry (1927-1998) |
Signature |
Sperry |
Signature Location |
Partial underglaze signature on underside. |
Makers Marks |
This piece bears the artist's signature on the underside. |
Description |
Robert Sperry (1927-1998) was a ceramicist born in Bushnell, Illinois, and lived most of his life in Seattle, Washington. Sperry studied art at the University of Saskatchewan, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and the University of Washington. He worked with famous ceramicist Peter Voulkos at the Archie Bray Foundation in Montana. Sperry taught at the University of Washington until 1982. |
Medium |
Earthenware, Glaze |
Technique |
Hand Thrown, Glazed |
Height (in) |
4.500 |
Diameter (in) |
4.500 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Studio Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Seattle, Washington, United States |
Credit Line |
Purchase, Friends of Art |
People |
Purchase, Friends of Art Sperry, Robert |
Search Terms |
American Blue Footed Vessels Gray Hand Thrown High Gloss Red Seattle, Washington Studio Pottery Vases |
Location |
Not on view |