Vessel by Toshiko Takaezu, 1980-1990
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Born in Hawaii, Toshiko Takaezu studied ceramics at the renowned Cranbrook Academy of Art where she learned to treat her pieces as abstract sculptures. She went on to found the ceramics program at Princeton University, her base from 1967 to 1992. She was one of the first studio ceramic artists to view her work as fine art as opposed to craft.
Born in Hawaii, Toshiko Takaezu studied ceramics at the renowned Cranbrook Academy of Art where she learned to treat her pieces as abstract sculptures. She went on to found the ceramics program at Princeton University, her base from 1967 to 1992. She was one of the first studio ceramic artists to view her work as fine art as opposed to craft.
Artifact
Vessel (Container)
Date Made
1980-1990
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Collections Platform
Object ID
2019.117.17
Credit
From the Collections of the Henry Ford. Gift of Byron and Dorothy Gerson.
Material
Earthenware
Glaze
Color
White (Color)
Black (Color)
Purple
Dimensions
Height: 20.5 in
Diameter: 10.5 in
Weight: 18.25 lbs
Inscriptions
on bottom: [artist's mark]
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