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Ruth Asawa (1926–2013) formed lifelike, semi-transparent metal sculpture from innovative materials such as looped or tied metal wire.
This image was posted on July 11, 2023.
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Margaret De Patta (1903–64) was one of the first modernist American jewelers.
This image was posted on April 21, 2023.
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Zahara Schatz (1916–99) created modern decorative arts from metal and laminated plastic.
This image was posted on February 15, 2023.
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Eileen Reynolds Curtis (1915–77) was a San Francisco Bay Area studio potter who was known for hand-thrown ceramics with unique and distinctive glazes.
This image was posted on January 13, 2023.
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In 1933, Marguerite Wildenhain (1896–1985) and her husband Frans Wildenhain (1905–1980) moved to Putten in the Netherlands and opened a pottery they named Het Kruikje, or The Little Jug.
This image was posted on October 31, 2022.
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Marguerite Wildenhain (1896–1985) was an internationally renowned studio potter who influenced generations of ceramicists.
This image was posted on October 24, 2022.
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In 1925, Dorr Bothwell became a charter member of the San Francisco Society of Women Artists.
This image was posted on September 28, 2022.
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Dorr Bothwell (1902–2000) was a Symbolist painter, printmaker, and art teacher who experimented with a variety of media and artistic ideas.
This image was posted on September 20, 2022.
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Happy Birthday, California!
This image was posted on September 09, 2022.
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Edith Heath (1911–2005) created ceramics that combined modern design with the hand-made aesthetics of studio pottery.
This image was posted on August 24, 2022.
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Innovative combinations of natural materials were at the core of the success of Sausalito, California’s @heathceramics, started by Edith Heath (1911–2005) and her husband Brian Heath (1913–2001).
This image was posted on August 02, 2022.
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In 1952, following a year living in Mexico, Mary Fuller McChesney (1922 – 2022) and her husband, Abstract Expressionist painter, Robert McChesney (1913–2008), hand-built a small home and two studios on two acres atop Sonoma Mountain near Petaluma, California.
This image was posted on July 08, 2022.
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