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Ceramic Form No. 21
Leza McVey (American, 1907–1984)
1950
Medium/Technique
Stoneware
Dimensions
Overall: 77.5 x 33 cm (30 1/2 x 13 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Aarons and Shelley Fox Aarons in honor of Jules and Jeanette Aarons
Accession Number2012.1127a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics
Leza McVey abandoned the potter’s wheel, preferring to hand-build her ceramic sculptures from slabs of clay. Influenced by Surrealism, her playful work is animated with an anthropomorphic quality. Her rounded, biomorphic forms reflect similar shapes found in abstract painting of the era. McVey’s surface decoration, however, was perhaps inspired by the patterns of her own woven textiles.
DescriptionAsymmetrical vessel with long neck and sculptural stopper with dark matte gray glaze with raised white spots
Signed
"Leza" signature on bottom partially obscured by masking-tape label: "Leza S. McVey Ceramic Form #21"
ProvenanceFrom Elizabeth Crall Breuer house in Cleveland, Ohio (1). November 16, 1994, sold by Mark McDonald, New York, to Philip E. Aarons, New York; 2012, year-end gift of Aarons to the MFA. (Accession date: Februrary 27, 2013)
Notes
1. According to dealer's invoice.
Notes
1. According to dealer's invoice.