Permanent Collection Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
2006.43.2 |
Collection |
Ceramics Collection |
Media Collection |
Studio Pottery Collection |
Title |
Tree Form Sculpture in Brown |
Date |
Circa 1980 |
Artist |
Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011) |
Cipher |
A "TT" monogram for Toshiko Takaezu is incised on the underside. |
Makers Marks |
The underside has the artist's incised "TT" monogram. |
Description |
Toshiko Takaezu (1922-2011) is a ceramicist who was born in Pepeekeo, Hawaii. The daughter of Japanese immigrants, Takaezu is world-renowned for creating "closed form" ceramic pieces. Takaezu studied art at the Honolulu Academy of Arts, the University of Hawaii, and Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan. Her work, some of which stands over 6 feet tall, has been exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the National Museum of Modern Art in Japan, and the Zanesville Museum of Art. Takaezu's studio is located in Quakertown, New Jersey, and still welcomes ceramic artists to work there. |
Medium |
Stoneware, Glaze |
Technique |
Hand Thrown, Glazed |
Height (in) |
29.500 |
Diameter (in) |
7.000 |
Culture |
American |
School |
Studio Pottery |
Place of Origin |
Quakertown, New Jersey, United States |
Credit Line |
Gift of Toshiko Takaezu |
Source Collection |
Toshiko Takaezu Collection |
People |
Takaezu, Toshiko |
Search Terms |
American Closed Forms Female Artists Hand Thrown Matte Quakertown, New Jersey Sculptures Stoneware Studio Pottery Tree Forms |
Location |
Not on view |