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DUNHAM, Carroll. Shadows. Ten original full sheet drypoints, with justification, title- leaf, and tissue interleaves. Oblong folio, 350 x 584 mm, the whole enclosed in publisher's...

Peter Shire (American, b. 1947) "Naked Lady," Painted metal, wire, and found industrial objects sculpture Dimensions: overall: 72"h x 30"w x 24"d Peter Shire (born 1947) is a Los Angeles, California artist. Shire was born in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, where he currently lives and works. His sculpture, furniture, painting, prints and ceramics have been exhibited in the United States, Italy, France, Japan and Poland; Shire has been associated with the Memphis Group of designers, has worked on the Design Team for the XXIII Olympiad with the American Institute of Architects, and has designed public sculptures in Los Angeles and other California cities. Shire has been honored by awards for his contribution to the cultural life of the City of Los Angeles. He is an influential LA ceramicist along with and influenced by Ken Price and ceramic master Peter Voulkos. Of a similar mod vibe to Charlie Hewitt and Brad Howe. The Memphis Milano Group was an Italian design and architecture group founded in Milan by Ettore Sottsass in 1982 that designed Post modern furniture, fabrics, ceramics, glass, and welded, painted, metal objects from 1981 to 1988. The Memphis group's work often incorporated plastic laminate and was characterized by ephemeral design featuring colorful and abstract decoration as well as asymmetrical shapes, sometimes arbitrarily alluding to exotic or earlier styles. They drew inspiration from such movements as Art Deco and Pop Art, including styles such as the 1950s Kitsch and futuristic themes. Other members included Martine Bedin Michael Graves, Javier Mariscal, Nathalie du Pasquier, Matteo Thun and Marco Zanuso. He was included in the Sullivan Goss show L.A. in S.B. of Postwar and Contemporary California artists including Emerson Woelffer, Ynez Johnston, Peter Krasnow, Edgar Ewing. Their styles ran the gamut from Post Cubist Abstraction to Abstract Surrealism to Abstract Expressionism. In the rich soil of their efforts was grown the next generation of some of L.A.’s art superstars. As well as contemporary artists such as Ed Ruscha, David Hockney, Charles Arnoldi, Betye Saar, Frank Gehry, Kenton Nelson, Peter Shire, Patssi Valdez, and Dave Lefner. Further reading A Neglected History: 20th Century American Craft. New York, New York: American Craft Museum, 1990. Clark, Garth. American Ceramics 1907–Present. New York, New York: Abbeville Press, 1987. Domergue, Denise. Artists Design Furniture. New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1984. Fiell, Charlotte and Peter. 1000 Chairs. Italy: Taschen, 2000. Herman, Lloyd E. Art that Works. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1990. Horn, Richard. Memphis: Objects, Furniture, and Patterns. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Running Press, 1983. Radice, Barbara. Memphis. New York, New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1984. Taragin, Davara S. Contemporary Crafts and Saxe Collection, The Toledo Museum of Art. New York, New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1993. Tempest in a Teapot: The Ceramic Art of Peter Shire. New York, New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1991. Select Museum Collections: Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York Berkeley Museum, Berkeley, California Fresno Museum of Art, Fresno, California The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel The Jewish Museum, New york city Judisches Museum, Frankfurt, Germany Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, North Carolina Museum of Arts and Design, New York Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas Museum of Modern Art, Lodz, Poland Newport Art Museum, Newport Beach, California Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, California Österreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna, Austria Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon Sak’s Fifth Avenue, New York San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California Seattle Museum of Art, Seattle, Washington Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, California Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Total Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, Korea Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom Selected Solo Exhibition venues Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California Chouinard Gallery, South Pasadena, California Antonia Jannone Gallery, Milan, Italy Teapots and Drawings, Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, California LA Artcore Center, Los Angeles, California S.K. Josefsberg Gallery, Portland, Oregon 20th Century Collage...

Keith Haring Pop Shop: Rare vintage original Keith Haring 1980s Pop Shop bag designed by Haring for use at his famed New York store. A classic Keith Haring Pop Shop collectible that ...

Robert Rauschenberg Photos In+Out City Limits: Boston (hand signed by Robert Rauschenberg), 1981 Monograph held in slipcase (Hand signed in graphite pencil) Hand signed by Robert Rau...

Trevor Chaplin lived in Ramsbury since 1976, retiring in 2012. Trevor’s pots reflect his free spirit and love of the countryside where he was brought up and has lived for most of his...

Route 10 - Abstract Collage Abstract mixed media collage which pulls on motifs from color-field painting, cubism, and geometric abstraction. This piece has a warm quality to the col...

Jenny Holzer is one of the most important and original artists of the 20th century. Her body of work, with an emphasis on text, is consistently provocative and occasionally frightening, manipulating the language of both pop culture and government slogan to produce commentary on global issues notably power structures and warfare. Holzer's iconic "Inflammatory Essays", produced between 1979 and 1982, were first pasted on walls throughout heavily populated metro areas including New York and other cities. Composed of anonymous statements, printed on friendly or calm colored papers, the statements were influenced by writings of major political figures such as Emma Goldman...

Peter Shire (American, b. 1947) "Springer Fos Dog," 1987, Painted metal sculpture Hand signed, titled and dated on foot, Dimensions: overall: 31"h x 49"w x 20"d Peter Shire (born 1947) is a Los Angeles, California artist. Shire was born in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, where he currently lives and works. His sculpture, furniture, painting, prints and ceramics have been exhibited in the United States, Italy, France, Japan and Poland; Shire has been associated with the Memphis Group of designers, has worked on the Design Team for the XXIII Olympiad with the American Institute of Architects, and has designed public sculptures suitable for outdoors in Los Angeles and other California cities. Shire has been honored by awards for his contribution to the cultural life of the City of Los Angeles. He is an influential LA ceramicist along with and influenced by Ken Price and ceramic master Peter Voulkos. Of a similar mod vibe to Charlie Hewitt and Brad Howe. The Memphis Milano Group was an Italian design and architecture group founded in Milan by Ettore Sottsass in 1982 that designed Post modern furniture, fabrics, ceramics, glass, and welded, painted, metal objects from 1981 to 1988. The Memphis group's work often incorporated plastic laminate and was characterized by ephemeral design featuring colorful and abstract decoration as well as asymmetrical shapes, sometimes arbitrarily alluding to exotic or earlier styles. They drew inspiration from such movements as Art Deco and Pop Art, including styles such as the 1950s Kitsch and futuristic themes. Other members included Martine Bedin Michael Graves, Javier Mariscal, Nathalie du Pasquier, Matteo Thun and Marco Zanuso. He was included in the Sullivan Goss show L.A. in S.B. of Postwar and Contemporary California artists including Emerson Woelffer, Ynez Johnston, Peter Krasnow, Edgar Ewing. Their styles ran the gamut from Post Cubist Abstraction to Abstract Surrealism to Abstract Expressionism. In the rich soil of their efforts was grown the next generation of some of L.A.’s art superstars. As well as contemporary artists such as Ed Ruscha, David Hockney, Charles Arnoldi, Betye Saar, Frank Gehry, Kenton Nelson, Peter Shire, Patssi Valdez, and Dave Lefner. Further reading A Neglected History: 20th Century American Craft. New York, New York: American Craft Museum, 1990. Clark, Garth. American Ceramics 1907–Present. New York, New York: Abbeville Press, 1987. Domergue, Denise. Artists Design Furniture. New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1984. Fiell, Charlotte and Peter. 1000 Chairs. Italy: Taschen, 2000. Herman, Lloyd E. Art that Works. Seattle, Washington: University of Washington Press, 1990. Horn, Richard. Memphis: Objects, Furniture, and Patterns. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Running Press, 1983. Radice, Barbara. Memphis. New York, New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1984. Taragin, Davara S. Contemporary Crafts and Saxe Collection, The Toledo Museum of Art. New York, New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1993. Tempest in a Teapot: The Ceramic Art of Peter Shire. New York, New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 1991. Select Museum Collections: Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, New York Berkeley Museum, Berkeley, California Fresno Museum of Art, Fresno, California The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, Israel The Jewish Museum, New york city Judisches Museum, Frankfurt, Germany Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, California Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Mint Museum of Craft and Design, Charlotte, North Carolina Museum of Arts and Design, New York Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas Museum of Modern Art, Lodz, Poland Newport Art Museum, Newport Beach, California Oakland Museum of Art, Oakland, California Österreichisches Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Vienna, Austria Portland Art Museum, Portland, Oregon Sak’s Fifth Avenue, New York San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, California San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, California Seattle Museum of Art, Seattle, Washington Skirball Museum, Los Angeles, California Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Total Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul, Korea Victoria and Albert Museum, London, United Kingdom Selected Solo Exhibition venues Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California Chouinard Gallery, South Pasadena, California Antonia Jannone Gallery, Milan, Italy Teapots and Drawings, Tobey C. Moss Gallery, Los Angeles, California LA Artcore Center, Los Angeles, California S.K. Josefsberg Gallery, Portland, Oregon 20th Century Collage...

This vintage lobby card features a memorable moment from the cult classic Gremlins (1984), directed by Joe Dante. The image captures the Barrett family standing outside their home, ...

This vintage lobby card features an iconic moment from Woody Allen’s A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (1982). The close-up shot shows Woody Allen in one of his signature roles, with hi...

Crane De Boeuf By Pablo Picasso 1989 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 35.5 x 27.5 inches ( 90 x 70 cm ) Image Size: 26.75 x 20 inches ( 68 x 51 cm ) Edition Size: 1000

Bedroom Blonde with Green Drape By Tom Wesselmann 1986 Medium: Serigraph Paper Size: 20 x 26 inches ( 51 x 66 cm ) Image Size: 20 x 26 inches ( 51 x 66 cm ) Edition Size: 500

Study For Preparedness By Roy Lichtenstein 1989 Medium: Serigraph Paper Size: 27.5 x 35.5 inches ( 70 x 90 cm ) Image Size: 17 x 30.25 inches ( 43 x 77 cm ) Edition Size: 5000

I Can See The Whole Room By Roy Lichtenstein 1989 Medium: Serigraph Paper Size: 41.75 x 38.5 inches ( 106 x 98 cm ) Image Size: 37.5 x 37.5 inches ( 95 x 95 cm ) Edition Size:...

Against Apartheid By Roy Lichtenstein 1983 Medium: Lithograph Paper Size: 33.5 x 23.5 inches ( 85 x 60 cm ) Image Size: 30.75 x 23.5 inches ( 78 x 60 cm ) Edition Size: 5000

Sites Aux Figurines Psycho-Sites By Jean Dubuffet Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 28.25 x 20 inches ( 72 x 51 cm ) Image Size: 28.25 x 20 inches ( 72 x 51 cm ) Edition S...

La Calipette By Jean Dubuffet 1989 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 23.5 x 31.5 inches ( 60 x 80 cm ) Image Size: 19 x 25 inches ( 48 x 64 cm ) Edition Size: Unknown

While The Earth Revolved At Night By James Rosenquist 1982 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 18.5 x 29.5 inches ( 47 x 75 cm ) Image Size: 11 x 28 inches ( 28 x 71 cm ) Ed...

Study for Fire Pole By James Rosenquist 1989 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 36 x 24 inches ( 91 x 61 cm ) Image Size: 29.75 x 15 inches ( 76 x 3...

Tropical Fruit By Howard Hodgkin 1981 Signed Medium: Serigraph Paper Size: 31 x 37 inches ( 79 x 94 cm ) Image Size: 31 x 37 inches ( 79 x 94 cm ) Edition Size: 100

IBM (G.EL.2, 18.1.1984) By Gerhard Richter 1987 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 19.75 x 22.75 inches ( 50 x 58 cm ) Image Size: 10.75 x 14.25 inches ( 27 x 36 cm ) Editi...

Black Hollyhock, Blue Larkspur By Georgia O'Keeffe 1987 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 14 x 11 inches ( 36 x 28 cm ) Image Size: 10.75 x 9 inches ( 27 x 23 cm ) Edition...

Figure In A Room By Francis Bacon 1980 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 39.75 x 26 inches ( 101 x 66 cm ) Image Size: 34.75 x 26 inches ( 88 x 66 cm ) Edition Size: Unknown

Figure In Movement By Francis Bacon 1985 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 30 x 20 inches ( 76 x 51 cm ) Image Size: 25.75 x 20 inches ( 65 x 51 cm ) Edition Size: Unknown

Le Cirque By Fernand Leger 1986 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 19.75 x 25.5 inches ( 50 x 65 cm ) Image Size: 13.75 x 17.75 inches ( 35 x 45 cm ) Edition Size: 1000

Portrait Of Celia In A Black Dress With Colored Border By David Hockney 1981 Medium: Lithograph Paper Size: 35 x 25 inches ( 89 x 64 cm ) Image Size: 35 x 25 inches ( 89 x 64 cm...

Detail From Cubistic Bar By David Hockney 1982 Medium: Lithograph Paper Size: 37.5 x 28.5 inches ( 95 x 72 cm ) Image Size: 30 x 26.5 inches ( 76 x 67 cm ) Edition Size: 2000

Jenny Holzer, Ten for Ten: Celebrating Printed Matter, 10th-anniversary reading, New York, 1986, Announcement Card Rare, Jenny Holzer 1980s announcement card published on the occasion of Ten for Ten: Celebrating Printed Matter - the 10th-anniversary reading. The event was held at The Great Hall of Cooper Union on November 19, 1986. It featured John Giorno, Eric Bogosian, Constance DeJong, Richard Prince, Cookie Mueller, Roz Chast, Richard Nonas...

Celia In A Black Dress With White Flowers By David Hockney 1980 Medium: Lithograph Paper Size: 30 x 20 inches ( 76 x 51 cm ) Image Size: 17 x 14 inches ( 43 x 36 cm ) Edition S...

Apple, Grapes, Lemon An A Table By David Hockney 1989 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 19 x 25.5 inches ( 48 x 65 cm ) Image Size: 19 x 25.5 inches ( 48 x 65 cm ) Edition ...

Cindy Sherman Photographs By Cindy Sherman 1985 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 33 x 23.25 inches ( 84 x 59 cm ) Image Size: 18 x 11.75 inches ( 46 x 30 cm ) Edition Siz...

Large Phil Fingerprint By Chuck Close 1981 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 38.5 x 26 inches ( 98 x 66 cm ) Image Size: 31 x 26 inches ( 79 x 66 cm ) Edition Size: 2000

Mercedes Type 400 (1925) By Andy Warhol 1989 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 27.5 x 35.5 inches ( 70 x 90 cm ) Image Size: 20 x 30.25 inches ( 51 x 77 cm ) Edition Size: ...

Querelle Blue By Andy Warhol 1983 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 39.25 x 27.5 inches ( 100 x 70 cm ) Image Size: 26.5 x 26.5 inches ( 67 x 67 cm ) Edition Size: 2000

Queen Ntombi Twala Of Swaziland By Andy Warhol 1986 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 32.5 x 23.5 inches ( 83 x 60 cm ) Image Size: 24 x 19 inches ( 61 x 48 cm ) Edition Si...

Ingrid with Hat By Andy Warhol 1983 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 39.5 x 27.5 inches ( 100 x 70 cm ) Image Size: 20 x 20 inches ( 51 x 51 cm ) Edition Size: 1000

Ingrid The Nun By Andy Warhol 1983 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 39.5 x 27.5 inches ( 100 x 70 cm ) Image Size: 20 x 20 inches ( 51 x 51 cm ) Edition Size: Unknown

Two Deckchairs, Calvi By David Hockney 1985 Medium: Offset Lithograph Paper Size: 30 x 33 inches ( 76 x 84 cm ) Image Size: 26.25 x 33 inches ( 67 x 84 cm ) Edition Size: unknown

Frank Stella The Dayton's Bag, 1984 Two (2) separate offset lithographs: one on each side of a mixed media paper shopping bag 18 1/2 × 16 × 4 inches Plate signed "Frank Stella '84" twice: once on each side of the bag (see photos) This paper shopping bag with two different color offset lithographs (one on each side) was created by Frank Stella along with his longtime publisher Tyler Graphics. The work is plate signed Frank Stella on the top of each side, and each side bears the printed text, "Dayton's Salutes the Opening of Walker Art Center's New Galleries. Premiere Exhibition Selections from Tyler Graphics, 23 September '84 to 17 May '85." This elegant work, produced with the highest quality lithography by Frank Stella at Tyler Graphics, was created in a limited quantity solely for VIP collectors at that one day's event as it was a true one-off creation. Not too many of them have survived a quarter century on, and rarely in such good condition. Not too many people you know can boast that they possess a Frank Stella shopping bag. Note that this listing is for one two sided shopping bag, each side with a different color lithograph - so it's actually two Frank Stella lithographs...

CY Twombly Paris 1986: Vintage 1980s announcement card published on the occasion of Cy Twombly Yvon Lambert Paris, September 20th - November 6th, 1986. Medium: Offset printed anno...

Gardner's Autograph is an autograph postcard signed (P.A.S.) by the cinema star Ava Gardner and addressed to Roland Sensini. On the recto, a colored photo...

Unique. Acquired directly from the artist. Free shipment worldwide. Arman explores reality. He strives to transform and sublimate artefacts into works of art. Everyday objects bec...

Keith Haring, Run DMC Christmas: Super rare sought-after Run DMC "Christmas In Hollis" featuring Original Artwork by Keith Haring. Truly vibrant colors that make for stand-out wall a...

Manantial II. Original tapestry RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930). Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. Raventós ex...

MEDIUM: ​Original Production Drawing IMAGE SIZE: 12.5" x 10.5" PRODUCTION: Looney Tunes SKU: IFA10606 ABOUT THE IMAGE: Looney Tunes is a series of animated short films by Warner Br...

Keith Haring PS 122, New York, NY 1980: Rare, seldomly seen announcement card to Haring's seminal 1980 East Village, open studio exhibition and artist residency: P.S. 122, New York ...

In 1985, Warhol teamed up with Keith Haring to make a wedding gift for their friend Madonna before her marriage to Sean Penn. They replaced a New York Post image on the front page wi...

Lorenzo Frechilla Del Rey (1927 Valladolid - 1990 Madrid), Untitled, circa 1980. Bronze elements mounted on an iron plate, 27 cm x 20 cm, signed “Lorenzo Frechilla” in the lower left...

Alberto Giacometti Dessins - Lithographies - Eaux-fortes is the title of the artist's catalogue, written for the exhibition 31 May - 22 October 1986, at the Patrick Cramer Gallery, G...

James Rizzi Four Seasons (Illustrated Book, Pop Art, 3D Art, Urban Art, New York Artist, Contemporary Art) Handsigned and numbered illustrated book Year: 1988 Size: 12×11.6×0.6in Edition: 965 Signed, numbered by hand Publisher: John Szoke Graphics, Inc. - NYC, USA Printed by: Arnoldo Mondadori Editori, Italy COA provided Ref.: 924802-1932 *the "Four Seasons: Spring" print is missing and not included Tags: James Rizzi, Pop art, 3D art, Urban art, New York artist, Contemporary art, Colorful art, Whimsical art, Cityscape art, Silkscreen prints, 20th-century artist, Three-dimensional paintings, Graphic art, American artist, Happy Rizzi House, 3D constructions, Animated art, Street art, Manhattan art, Graphic artist, International artist, Iconic pop artist, Playful art, Pop culture art, Childlike art...

Bridget Drakeford Bridget started making pots full-time while living in Scotland in 1976. At first, she made domestic stoneware, firing in a gas kiln and gained skills in all aspects...

Keith Haring Pop Shop: Rare larger sized, vintage original Keith Haring 1980s Pop Shop bag designed by Haring for use at his famed New York store. A classic Keith Haring Pop Shop col...

Oleg Sohanievich (Soviet Ukrainian, American 1935-2017) Steel Stress Sculpture #3, 1982, Hand signed and dated Oleg Sohanievich '82 Dimensions: 17" h., 23" w., 16" d. Very heavy Th...

Harding Black San Antonio (1912 - 2004) Huge Heavy Crackle Vase 1985 Height 14'' Across Widest 8" Biography Harding Black San Antonio (1912 - 2004) Harding Black was born on a farm in Nueces County between Ingleside and Aransas Pass and moved with his family to San Antonio in 1916. There he graduated from Brackenridge High School and attended San Antonio Junior College (1929-30). In 1931 Black joined an archaeological expedition to the Big Bend area sponsored by the Witte Memorial Museum. Initially a painter, he was taught by Rudolph Staffel in 1933 to make wheel- thrown pottery and in the same year began to teach children's ceramic classes at the Witte. Between 1937 and 1939, Black directed ceramic installation in a San Antonio reconstruction project sponsored by the National Youth Administration and the Works Progress Administration art program. In 1955 he retired from teaching and devoted his time to ceramics. Black became a well-known ceramist from his research, innovations, and writings in the field. Exhibitions: San Antonio Local Artists Annual Exhibition (1939-42, 1945, 1947); Texas General Exhibition (1940 award, 1942, 1948 honorable mention); National Ceramic Annual Exhibition, Syracuse Museum of Art (1947-54); River Art Group, San Antonio (1948-49); National Collection of Fine Arts, Washington D.C. (1951, 1956); Dallas Museum of Fine Arts (1952 one-man); Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University (1991 one-man); San Antonio Museum of Art (1995 retrospective); National Museum of Art, Washington, D.C. (1995); University of Texas at Dallas, Irving (1998 retrospective). Collections: Dallas Museum of Art; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; San Antonio Museum of Art; Martin Museum of Art, Baylor University, Waco; National Museum of American Art, Washington D.C.; New Orleans Museum of Art; Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, new York; Alfred University (New York). Harding Black resided in San Antonio Texas where he worked as a potter for over 60 years and far as anyone knows he was completely self taught. I find it amazing that anyone could ever accomplish what he did with with no formal training in either ceramics or chemistry. It was a long and prolific journey from the early hand built earthenware pottery to become recognized as a master of glazes. While I feel that his forms often could be better this is more than compensated for by the spectacular glazes he developed. Constant experimentation and his acquired knowledge of chemistry were the foundations for the wonderful glazes that adorn his pottery. The following quote is from an interview with Rudolf Staffel His copper reds are unbelievably beautiful. Harding was a master of glazes and one of the most generous human beings in the ceramic field that I've known. He had literally a room full of beautifully organized test tiles of all his glazes, and he would just throw the room open to anybody who wanted to rummage through his tiles. All the recipes were there and he shared them with anyone who was interested. It was wonderful to go and visit him. Although accurate records of all test firings were kept for reference it I have been told that it would be difficult to reproduce many of these glazes because of the kiln he built and clays he used. This may not be the case because in a recent phone conversation (4/11/2007) with Peter Pinnell he told me that some of his students had success replicating some glazes using Harding's formulas By concentrating on the bowl and vessel forms Harding remained true to the historical traditions of pottery making. The magnificent Harding Black journey began in 1932. At that time he joined the Witte Museum Archaeological Society which provided him with access to their collections of Native American pottery. Harding became fascinated by these pollychromed vessels and he began attempting to create hand built pots. He had very little or no success but a life long of working in clay had begun. It was about this time that he met up with Rudolf Staffel and it was from him that Harding learned wheel throwing and developed ideas of how to operate a studio. Harding was given access to working space at the Witte where he built a wheel and in 1933 he was given a position as ceramic instructor. In this position it was his responsibility to establish a ceramics department. The first kiln Harding built was using plans that were obtained from Newcomb College. He scrounged parts from a junkyard which were used in its construction. This project was not totally successful because of problems reaching required temperatures. As usual this did not deter Harding. He seemed to have a wonderful ability to learn from failure and move on. In the early 1940's Harding began working with formulas for copper red glazes prepared by Arthur Baggs and Edgar Littlefield. This work only added to his interest in Oriental pottery and fostered a desire to rework many old glazes. Being greatly influenced by A Potters Book published in 1940 by Bernard Leach Harding was now on his way seeking to incorporate form, function and surface treatment into a single entity where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts. In the 1950's Harding left the Witte and built his own studio where he spent the rest of his life creating his wonderful art. The body of his work is a living tribute to the Harding Black lifelong love of ceramics. Along with being a researcher he was also a teacher always willing to share his knowledge with others. He spent his life producing pots and occasionally taking time off to do a bit if fishing. According to Harding Black - Harding Black 11/14/90 "I am one of the lucky ones. When I get up in the morning I can hardly wait to get to work." 1912 Born April 15 near Aransas Pass, Texas 1916 Family moved to San Antonio 1929 Graduated from Breckenridge High School 1929-30 Attended San Antonio Junior College 1931 Joined Archaeological Society of the Witte Museum, San Antonio, and participated in excavations of ancient Basket maker Indian mounds and caves in the Big Bend area of Texas 1933 Taught by Rudolf Staffel to make wheel-thrown pottery. Set tip studio in a streetcar behind Witte Museum and began teaching children’s ceramic classes 1937-39 Appointed Superintendent of Ceramic Installation for N Y A /W P A reconstruction project in San Antonio 1943 Moved from streetcar studio to new facilities in the reconstructed Ruiz House on the grounds of the Witte Museum Began firing to stoneware temperatures 1947-54 Exhibited each year in the annual National Ceramic Exhibition, Syracuse Museum of Art 1951 Exhibited at the National Museum of Art, Washington, DC 1952 Toured ceramic centers throughout the United States 1953 “Opening the Door to Copper-Reds” by Harding Black, published in January issue of Ceramics Monthly “Harding Black Profile” published in February issue of Ceramics Monthly 1954 “Iron Spotted Glazes” by Harding Black, published in February issue of Ceramics Monthly 1955 Built present studio at 8212 Broadway, San Antonio Retired from teaching at the Witte Museum 1956 Exhibited at the National Museum of Art, Washington, DC 1961 “Lava Glazes” by Harding Black, published in October issue of Ceramics Monthly 1964 “Harding Black Texas Potter” by Jean R Lange, published in November issue of Ceramics Monthly 1971 The Meyer Family Master Potters of Texas, co-authored by Harding Black and Georgeanna H Greet 1980 Harding Black’s biographical information entered into the archives of the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D C 1983 Harding Black traveled throughout China 1984 Awarded Glaze Research Grant by Southwest Craft Center, San Antonio 1985 Solo exhibition at the Southwest Crafts Center 1987 Selected as Artist of the Year by the San Antonio Art League 1988 Incarnate Word College, San Antonio, establishes Harding Black Fund to aid ceramics students 1990 “Harding Black Pottery...

The ceramic sculptures of Wisconsin artist Michael Gross are personal narratives that reveal an unusual mix of earthly magic and primal vitality. The artist works in a variety of forms, including figurines, large vessels and furniture. The present vase is among the top tier of his works from the 1980s, showing multiple playful figures in relief around the vessel. In his Neo-Expressionist style, hearkening to the works of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, the figures are colored in painterly polychrome. Also, not unlike the painted narrative vessels of Ancient Greece, though much more subversive, many of the figures and stories are identified with text: 'King of Fart,' 'Dance Little Sister,' 'Girls for Every Boy,' and 'Beach Boy.' 22 x 13 x 12 inches overall Signed 'Gross' near base Dated 1986 near upper rim SELECTED COLLECTIONS INCLUDING WORKS BY GROSS: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; Sharon Lynne Wilson...

Ken Ferguson Basket with handle Material: Stoneware, glaze Year: Circa 1980 Size: 18 x 13 inches Stamped Kenneth Richard Ferguson was an American c...

Komar and Melamid combine various photographs of Tolstoy with their own renderings, cropping and overprinting the 19th-century moralist's portrait in a heady two-headed mix of art an...

This is an original production drawing from The Fox and the Hound featuring Vixey and Todd. This piece comes matted and framed (sold as is) with COA...

Vintage Museum Press Kit (MOMA) Offset Lithograph brochures, press releases, magazines and a bookmark 12 x 9 inches Unframed Andy Warhol Retrospective, February 6 to May 2, 1989, the...

Jasper Johns, Merce Cunningham, John Cage Dancers on a Plane, 1989 Clothbound Artist's Book with slipcase, Signed in ink by John Cage, Merce Cunningham, and Jasper Johns on the half-...