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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

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Artist (1893 - 1998)
Date1980s
MediumEarthenware
Dimensions8 1/2 × 7 × 7 3/4 in. (21.6 × 17.8 × 19.7 cm)
ClassificationsCeramics
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Purchased with the Fund for Craft, 2024.9
Signedunderside, in marker: BWTF 461 / BEATO
Accession number 2024.9
On View
On view
ProvenanceForrest L. Merrill , Berkeley, CA; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2024
Label Text“One wants to achieve the deep wet blue of the sea, or the glistening hot gold of melted glass. That one never does, is but inducement to try harder.” —Beatrice Wood

These vessels by Beatrice Wood highlight her experimental use of expressive pottery glazes. These coatings, applied to the surface of ceramics, can produce striking and often unpredictable results when heated in a kiln. Wood often experimented with different chemical compositions to produce a range of colors and textures, including an iridescent luster.

“Uno quiere conseguir el azul intenso y húmedo del mar, o el oro brillante y caliente del vidrio fundido. El hecho de que nunca lo consiga no es más que un incentivo para esforzarse más”. —Beatrice Wood

Estas vasijas de Beatrice Wood muestran su uso experimental de esmaltes cerámicos expresivos. Estos recubrimientos, aplicados a la superficie de la cerámica, pueden producir resultados sorprendentes y con frecuencia impredecibles cuando se calientan en un horno. Wood solía experimentar con diferentes composiciones químicas para producir una gama de colores y texturas, entre ellas un brillo iridiscente.
Markingsunderside, on sticker: 2331
Photography by Edward C. Robison III.
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Kathy Butterly
2002
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© Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Courtesy of the artist an…
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Beatrice Mandelman
n.d.
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n.d.