Bowl
Laura F. Andreson
(American, 1902–1999)
James Lovera
(American, born in 1920)
1941
Medium/TechniqueWheel-thrown earthenware with glossy glaze
DimensionsOverall: 12.1 x 20.3 cm (4 3/4 x 8 in.)
Credit LineGift of Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons in honor of Jules and Jeanette Aarons
Accession number2012.1089
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Not on viewClassificationsCeramics
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Laura Andreson taught ceramics at UCLA starting in 1936, as one of the first generation of artists to establish ceramic programs in the West Coast. In 1944 she studied wheel-throwing with master potter Gertrud Natzler. She was inspired by the beauty of the natural California landscape, creating simple forms for experimental glazes in bright, saturating colors. Andreson gave a personal collection of Asian and Native North American ceramics to the MFA in 1984.
ProvenanceMarch 10, 2005, sold by 330 Gallery, Hudson, New York (Mark McDonald), to Philip E. Aarons, New York; 2012, year-end gift of Aarons to the MFA. (Accession date: Februrary 27, 2013)
