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Ceramic Form
Leza McVey (American, 1907–1984)
1950–1960
Medium/Technique
Stoneware
Dimensions
Overall: 71.1 x 33 cm (28 x 13 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip Aarons and Mark McDonald
Accession Number2012.1088
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsCeramics
DescriptionMassive asymmetrical vessel, no stopper, with matte black body with gray spots
Signed
Incised signature "Leza" inside foot with masking-tape label "Leza McVey
ProvenanceMarch 10, 2002, sold by Wright Auction, Chicago, to Mark McDonald, lot 00212; by 2012, jointly owned by Mark McDonald and Philip E. Aarons, New York; 2012, year-end gift of McDonald and Aarons to the MFA. (Accession date: Februrary 27, 2013)