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Set of four Italian Turn of the Century Terra Cotta statues of The Four Seasons
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and palatially scaled set of four Italian Turn of the Century Terra Cotta statues of The Four Seasons. Each impressive statue is raised on its original square base with...
Category
20th Century Italian Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Gerhard Henning for Royal Copenhagen. Porcelain bobblehead doll ‘Ane Mari’
Located in København, Copenhagen
Gerhard Henning for Royal Copenhagen.
Porcelain bobblehead doll ‘Ane Mari’ decorated with overglaze and gold.
Rare, high-quality figurine.
Juliane Marie marked, dated 30–5-1981.
Fi...
Category
1980s Danish Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Mid-Century G. Ronzan Porcelain Femal Nude Figure Italian Manifacture from 1950
Located in Palermo, IT
Delightful figure in very fine porcelain depicting a female nude, with intact colors and shine. Signed on the bottom by the master ceramist Giovanni Ronzan ("original Giov Ronzan Tor...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,149 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Terracotta Statue of a Knight in Armor Tomaso Gandolfo
Located in Stamford, CT
A bold full figure statue of a knight in armor labeled, Tomaso Gandolfo. The Knight I believe is one of The Knights Templar a medieval crusading military order of knights who lived l...
Category
Early 20th Century Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta, Stucco
Monumental Leza McVey Surrealist "Eye in Hand" Ceramic Sculpture, 1977
By Leza McVey
Located in Chicago, IL
Monumental Leza McVey Surrealist "Eye in Hand" Ceramic Sculpture, 1977
Partially glazed stoneware
Signature: Signed "Leza" inside the hand
Dimensions: 23¾" H × 14¼" W × 7¾" D
Conditi...
Category
1970s American Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Hood Ceramic Circle of Love by Royal Haeger
By Royal Haeger
Located in Houston, TX
Beautiful ceramic sculpture of a man and a woman called infinity circle of love by Royal Haeger.
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Meissen Figurine
Mask Dancer
From Hoffmann
s Tales, by Paul Scheurich, 20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Finest Meissen Porcelain Figurine:
Dancer standing on one leg in a white Bajazzo suit with blue tassels, wearing the characteristic cap with an extra-long visor and cock feathers sti...
Category
Late 20th Century German Art Deco Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
"Garlic" centerpiece in glazed ceramic - c. 1920 - Manises, Spain
Located in Madrid, España
"Garlic" centerpiece in glazed ceramic - c. 1920 - Manises, Spain
Dimensions: 110 x 40 cm (diameter)
Category
1920s Spanish Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Barbizet Palissy Majolica Palissy Fish Platter
By Victor Barbizet
Located in Chelmsford, Essex
Barbizet French Palissy Majolica wall platter which features fish (including a pike), a snake, a lizard, a frog, a turtle, insects, shellfish blackberries and leaves. Colouration: bl...
Category
19th Century French Victorian Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Earthenware
Lenci porcelain, Turin, by Helen Konig Scavini "Mamma" from the 1930s
By Lenci
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Lenci porcelain figurine, Turin, by Helen Konig Scavini, "Mamma," 1930s
Lenci porcelain figurine, Turin, designed by Helen Konig Scavini, 1930s. The pi...
Category
20th Century Italian Art Deco Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Unique Hand Painted Porcelain Figure of Joan of Arc Riding a Horse
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Stunning porcelain figure of Joan of Arc, made by Royal Vienna. The highly detailed sculpture with had painted details with a clear mark indication Royal Vienna, artist is Ernst Wahl...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Stoneware Clay, Ceramic Unbound Sculpture by Aleksandra Krasnopolska
Located in Geneve, CH
Stoneware Clay, Ceramic Unbound Sculpture by Aleksandra Krasnopolska
Dimensions: W 32 x D 13.8 x H 17.5 cm
Materials: Stoneware clay. Unglazed ceramic sulface.
Weight: 1,9 kg.
Al...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Clay, Stoneware
Early 20th C Neoclassical Bisque Roman/Greek Figurine
Located in Malibu, CA
Early 20th C Neoclassical Parian porcelain bisque cast Roman/Greek Figurine Neoclassical figurine of a draped Roman or Greek male.
Category
20th Century European Neoclassical Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large White Ceramic Vase " Idole " Signed by French Ceramist Dalo
By Dalo
Located in Paris, FR
Large famous sculpture "Idole", decorative vase in clay with stylized face , handmade by French ceramicists Dalo
Earthenware with satin white enamel
One of a kind, creation 2020 si...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1960 Nude Ceramic Woman by Kokrda, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition.
- In retro Brussel style.
- Made by Jihonet.
Category
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Early 20th C Neoclassical Bisque Roman/Greek Figurine
Located in Malibu, CA
Neoclassical Parian porcelain bisque figurine of a female muse.
Male figurine is available on a separate listing.
Category
Early 20th Century European Neoclassical Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$148 Sale Price
75% Off
Pair of Postmodern Ikebana Vase/Vessel by Studio Nova Japan
Located in San Diego, CA
Incredible pair of postmodern Ikebana vases by Studio Nova Japan. This rare and beautiful vintage piece is an original from which current styles are derive...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
16th Century Head Of A Noble
Located in Round Top, TX
A very striking 16th century statue - head of a nobleman - crafted from Roman concrete - opus caementicium. Roman concrete is durable due to its incorporation of volcanic ash, which...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Coade Stone
Chinese Porcelain Qing Emperor Decorative Figure
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your collection with this exquisite Chinese porcelain figurine inspired by the illustrious Qing dynasty. Crafted in a stunning wucai style, the figurine depicts a distinguish...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain, Paint
Agnethe Jorgensen for B&G Bing and Grondahl Porcelain Double Horse Statue Figure
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Agnethe Jorgensen for B&G Bing and Grondahl Porcelain Double Horse Statue Figure. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 11.75" H x 8.5" W x 4.5" D.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Hand-Sculpted French Cubist Abstract Sculpture in Terracotta Signed "Philip"
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated and alluring Mid-Century Modern Sculpture was realized in France circa 1950. Executed in terra cotta with a oil rubbed bronze colored glaze, the work presents an abstract and dynamic form- bristling with verve. An elongated form rises from an elliptical base offering both smooth and curvilinear aspects as well as faceted ones concluding in a curved tongue-like appendage with a pointed end. Additionally, there is what appears to be a lug or nut cantilevering from side of the piece, suggesting metamorphosis or some kind of animatronic influence. The amorphic form recalls the highly stylized renderings of tools by Lee Lozano...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
VALENTIN SHABAEFF 1891 - 1978 *Prototype* Samson slaying the Lion.
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
VALENTIN SHABAEFF
1891 - 1978
Samson slaying the lion.
Signed and titled verso.
A PROTOTYPE for an Art Deco ceramic panel.
Incised and textured plaster with mottled gilt finish & mounted on a wood panel.
Panel size: 32" x 28" in.(81.3 x 71 cm.)
Valentin Shabaeff studied for nine years in Russia, mostly at the Moscow Art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Canadian Art Deco Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Wood
Goldscheider Figurine Group, Girl With Fox Terrier, by Germaine Bouret, 1938
Located in Vienna, AT
Rare Goldscheider Vienna Art Déco Art Ceramic Group of the late 1930s:
Little blond girl with curly hair in a white and blue checked summer dress with red edges holding a fox terrie...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Rosenthal Art Deco Porcelain Figurine, Ballerina, 1930s
Located in København, Copenhagen
Rosenthal Art Deco porcelain figurine. Ballerina. 1930s.
Measures: 23.5 x 11.5 cm.
In excellent condition.
Stamped.
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Signed Oversized Ceramic White Pawn Chess Piece Sculpture
Located in West Chester, PA
Vintage Large Signed Ceramic White Pawn Chess Piece Sculpture.
The color is white even though some of the pictures look creamy.
Signed on underside but we could not decipher.
Category
Late 20th Century American Post-Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
French Art Deco Peacock Sculpture by Gabriel Beauvais
By Kaza
Located in Houston, TX
French Art Deco peacock sculpture by Gabriel Beauvais.
We offer this rare French modernist glazed ceramic peacock sculpture by Gabriel Beauvais, 1930....
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
1930s Swabian Hallic Country Pig Made of Terracotta
Located in Berghuelen, DE
1930s Swabian Hallic Country Pig Made of Terracotta
A vintage statue of a Swabian hallic country pig. It was used as shop window decoration in a German butchery. The statue is made ...
Category
Early 20th Century German Victorian Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
Lladró Cat
Mouse Game
By Lladro
Located in New York City, NY
Cat and mouse handmade in porcelain, one glazed and the other matte. This beautiful cat, made in glazed porcelain, is accompanied by a very special friend, its toy mouse. The former ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Spanish Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$1,350 / item
Forest Lady. Unique piece of art. Handmade and Hand painted. Ceramic 2024
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The red and gold lady is inspired by many cultural reminiscence of Italy. Corals inspired by our mediterranean see, gold elements for luxury art. A gentle r...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Gold Leaf
$3,521 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Vintage Hand Carve Sculpture African Blue Marble Stone Figurine Dolphin
Located in Wembley, GB
Beautifully stylized figurine with a great balance of harmony stood, portraying the inner world's beauty through pure beauty.
This Valuable unique art piece is a great chance to bring your office or home decor and interior an artistic characteristic.
Ancient-style Egyptian Dolphin...
Category
1930s Zimbabwean Art Deco Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Malachite, Marble
19th Century, German Porcelain Horse Drawn Sedan Chair
Riders by Samson
Cie
By Samson
Cie
Located in Atlanta, GA
This charming 19th-century porcelain figurine group, created by Samson & Cie of Paris, captures the elegance and whimsy of 18th-century European decorative arts. The scene features a...
Category
19th Century German Rococo Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Meissen Porcelain Seated Buddha Figure As Wiggling Pagoda, By Kaendler, Mid-20th
Located in Vienna, AT
Depiction of a sitting, smiling Buddha figure from a series of folk types.
Voluminous female body with hair strictly tied back and a wide robe sitting cross-legged, arms straight in...
Category
1850s German Baroque Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Goldscheider Art Deco Figure Seated Pierrot with Lute by Wilhelm Thomasch
Located in Vienna, AT
Depicted is a young musician, dressed up as Pierrot, who is sitting on the elongated base with his legs outstretched and hugging his lute. He wears a green suit with a wide, multi-la...
Category
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Female Figurine Sculpture by Hassan Heshmat Egypt 1960s Blue Teal Stoneware
By Hassan Heshmat
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sculpture by Hassan Heshmat,
Egypt. 1960's.
Stoneware.
Unique.
Dimensions:
H: 52 cm/ 20 1/2''
Category
1960s Egyptian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Stoneware
Pair of Blue Peacocks Sculptures, by Waylande Gregory
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of blue peacocks sculptures, by Waylande Gregory
USA, Circa 1950s
This rare pair of blue peacock sculptures by Waylande Gregory, created in the USA circa 1950s, showcases the ar...
Category
20th Century American Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$2,000 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Small Terracotta Lion Sculpture
Located in Sheffield, MA
Clay figure of a seated lion with a sweet countenance.
Category
20th Century Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Clay
1970s Stoneware King Arthur Medieval Knight Biomorphic Figure Mid-Century Danish
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful robust figure of medieval knight in full regalia sculpted and glazed in stoneware. Possibly King Arthur, but also resembles the Berserker chess piece from the Isle of Lewis...
Category
Late 20th Century Scandinavian Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Bing
Grøndahl Copenhagen Axel Locker Porcelain Sculpture Young Shepherdess
Located in Munich, DE
This young shepherdess with her flock has been created by Axel Locker. Locker designed several pastural scenes for Bing & Groendal, for whom he started working at the end of the 19th...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large Lladro Yupik or Inuit Boy and Girl Affectionately Embracing Figurine
By Lladro
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large hand painted porcelain figurine was made by the renowned Llladro company of Spain in circa 1985. The figurine depicts a young Inuit boy and girl affectionately embrac...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Native American Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
20th Century Ico
Luisa Parisi Yellow Ceramic for Zanolli
Sebellin
Located in Turin, Turin
Yellow and white ceramic, designed by Ico Parisi & Luisa Parisi in 1966 for Zanolly & Sebellin. Entirely in glazed ceramic. Very good condition.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Pablo Picasso, Oiseau n°96, Assiette ronde, 1963.
By Madoura, Pablo Picasso
Located in Nice, Cote d
Azur
Pablo Picasso (1881-1973, Espagnol)
Oiseau n°96
1963
Assiette ronde
D. 25 cm
R.A terre de faience blanche, décor à l'engobe et émail sous couverte partielle au pinceau,
patine noire
...
Category
1960s French Modern Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Dahl Jensen Danish Porcelain Sculpture
Located in New York, NY
Stunning 1950s Danish porcelain sculpture by Jens Jacob Bregno for Dahl Jensen.
Category
20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Louis Simon Boizot Sevres Porcelain Figural Group Bathing Diana 19th Century
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Louis Simon Boizot Porcelain Figural group bathing Diana.
Made by Edme Samson Paris
Depicting a Mythological scene of Diana the Huntress
Titled: Diana au bain
The original is in...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Large LLADRO spanish circa 1970 porcelain "Tahitian".
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Incredible LLADRO spanish natural circa 1970 sculpture in porcelain "Tahitian girl".
Category
1970s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Pair of French 19th Century Terracotta Statues
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and extremely decorative pair of French 19th century Terra Cotta statues. Each statue is raised by oblong-shaped bases with fine mottled bands decorated with lovely fol...
Category
19th Century French Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$59,800 / set
Ceramic Pearlized Glaze Chinoiserie Statues, a Set of 2
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A pair of chinoiserie ceramic statues. This set will bring a room the grand millennial vibe it deserves. Created from ceramic, each statue is painted ...
Category
20th Century American Chinoiserie Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
$525 Sale Price
25% Off
Goldscheider "The Captured Bird" ceramic statuette by Josef Lorenzl
By Goldsheider
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Goldscheider Ceramic statuette "The Captured Bird" design by Josef Lorenzl (1892-1950) and it was registered as "Model 5230".The woman depicted here is the German dancer Niddy Impeko...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Midcentury terracotta sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy 1960
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Rare terracotta figurative sculpture by Alessio Tasca, Italy 1960.
Elegant composition of several panels that creates an important panel.
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
$7,665 Sale Price
20% Off
Ceramic Pumpkin , hand made in South Africa
Located in North Miami, FL
This lovely ceramic pumpkin was done all by hand in South Africa in Love Art Ceramics studio these very talented artistS create unique ceramic pieces entirely by hand, with no mol...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary South African Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Decorative Terracotta Bust of Cervantes
Located in Madrid, ES
Enhance your collection with this decorative terracotta bust of the renowned Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes. Crafted circa 1900, this bust captures the literary icon with remarka...
Category
1890s Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
A Blue Women Ceramic Sculpture by Roger Capron Vallauris France 2000
s
By Roger Capron
Located in HYÈRES, FR
A Blue Women Ceramic Sculpture by Roger Capron Vallauris France 2000's
One-Off piece.
An authenticity certificate by the Capron Family will be given for the buyer
Nice posture and...
Category
Early 2000s French Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Ceramics Cacciapuoti Art Deco
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Italian ceramics Cacciapuotti
Art Deco in perfect condition.
Category
1920s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
Large Lladro Yupik or Inuit Boy Crouched and Resting Figurine or Sculpture
By Lladro
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very large hand painted porcelain figurine was made by the renowned Llladro company of Spain in circa 1985. The figurine depicts a young Inuit boy crouched with his head in his ...
Category
Late 20th Century Spanish Native American Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Vintage Chinese Porcelain PROC Shiwan Figure, 1990/80
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely Chinese Shiwan Figure. Dating to the 1980’s or 90’s.
Additional information:
Material: Porcelain & Pottery
Decoration Type / Colour: Polychrome
Region of Origin: China
Period...
Category
20th Century Chinese Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Let
s Rest Lladró Sculptor: Francisco Polope 1991 Spain
By Lladro
Located in Den Haag, NL
Let's Rest by Lladró Spain Sculptor: Francisco Polope Very nice large Lladró
figurine . Little Country boy ,with its Dog . Gres Porcelain not longer in...
Category
1990s Spanish Romantic Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Ettore Sottsass Shiva Limited Edition Black Prototype 2/8
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Black Shiva ceramic vase designed by Ettore Sottsass circa 1973, edited by BD in Barcelona.
This piece has been produced as a limited edition with a total of only 100 units.
This...
Category
2010s Spanish Post-Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic
"Nude Mercury, " Unique Porcelain Sculpture by Mauritius Pfeiffer for Volkstedt
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Beautifully sculpted and featuring exquisite details, this Art Deco depiction of a seated, nude Mercury sitting on a bag of coins -- indicating that he wa...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
$6,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Man
s Head Yellow Decorative Ceramic Piece, Handmade Italy, 2021, Hand-Crafted
Located in San Miniato PI, IT
The piece is a unique representation of a woman's head in a modern way.
Our designer creates these pieces completely by hand.
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
$2,934 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Early Meissen Rococo Group
Love and Indulgence
by J.C. Schönheit, Ca 1840
Located in Vienna, AT
Exceptional Meissen porcelain genre group:
Young mother seated on a magnificent Louis XVI-style armchair, her left foot set down on a low stool, a boy lying on his stomach on her left thigh, his white shirt slipped up to reveal his bare buttocks, which the mother has probably just struck with the cane in her left hand, to her right a girl in a dress and hat decorated with feathers, clasping her mother's arm so that she can no longer strike the boy.
The group is based on an oval pedestal with gold heightened frieze decoration on the sides.
Particularly elaborate, detailed design and staffage.
This model was based on drawings by Johann Eleazar Zeissig, known as 'Schenau' (1737-1806).
Designed by JOHANN CARL SCHÖNHEIT (1730 - 1805) in 1788
started working as an apprentice in the Meissen factory in 1741 and has been in a responsible position since 1768. For more than 20 years, Schönheit was an employee of both J.J. Kändler as well as from M.V. Acier, who entered the Meissen factory in 1762. After Kändler's death in 1775, Schönheit was head of the model department until 1794.
Design of the model in 1788
Manufactory: Meissen Germany
Dating: made around 1840
Material: white porcelain, glossy finish
Technique: handmade porcelain, finest hand painting
Dimensions:
height: 25,5 cm / 10.03 in
width: 18,0 cm / 7.08 in
depth: 16,0 cm / 6.29 in
Marks:
Blue Meissen crossed sword mark
Model number: I 66 / former's number 35 / painter Da..
Bibliography:
Thomas & Sabine Bergmann, Meissen Artist's - Figures / Erlangen Germany 2014, Model numbers A1 - Z99, page 31...
Category
Early 19th Century German Rococo Antique Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Porcelain
Age and Experience, Ceramic and Found Object Assemblage
Located in Chicago, IL
Artist Statement:
During the summers in Connecticut when I was a pre-teen, I lived for playing baseball. I grew up on a farm and had to work hard, but I always made time for baseball. I played everyday and sometimes even slept with my glove underneath my pillow. I dreamed of playing professionally for the New York Yankees. The only thing that dragged me away from playing baseball was an arts and craft’s class in my school’s summer program. On Tuesday afternoon, after lunch, baseball was on hold for arts and crafts. In my first class, they taught us how to make pot holders and build things with Popsicle sticks by gluing them together. It was so much fun. I guess this was the earliest telling of what was to unfold in the future years.
I continued to play semi-pro baseball until the age of 38. I was also into weightlifting and even placed in a national competition. Sports and art have always been my passions. I was willing to put sports on hold for my art, though. And sports have always influenced my artwork. My first great influence in art was my craft teacher in high school, Shirley Charron. I was not an “A” student by any means and I did not excel in math or science. Ms. Charron knew I wasn’t a great student and encouraged me to apply for art school at Silvermine College of Arts. The college was holding interviews and all I had to do was make an appointment and bring my artwork. I was excited to find out that they didn’t need to know my S.A.T. scores. So I met with Dean Bob Gray
and he liked my artwork. I became a student at the Silvermine College and received my Associate’s Degree from there. I went on to the Maryland Institute of Art where I received my Bachelor of Arts degree. I met several students from various backgrounds and different countries. I was fortunate for having great teachers and mentors along the way. Visiting artists were a big influence to me, as well. My college years helped greatly, keeping me out of the ‘real world’ and into the realm of creativity and free flowing ideas.
After receiving my Masters Degree from the Art Institute of Chicago in 1977. I stayed in Chicago. I became ‘so-to-speak’ a “Chicago” artist, living in lofts, dreaming the dreams of becoming known and reaching for the stars. I was still quite naïve at the age of 30. Luckily, I kept my day job as a cleaning man. I worked hard during those years after graduate school and still do 28 years later. During those 28 years, I tried out for the Chicago White Sox...
Category
Early 2000s American Modern Ceramic Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
