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Description
Order Number
00067953
Title
Peter
Shire
,
L.A
.
artist
Photographer
Leonard, Gary.
Collection ID
Los Angeles Neighborhoods Collection
Location/Accession
GPC_b1_f2_i8
;
A-009-232
4x5
Date
1984
Physical Description
1
photographic
print
:b&w
;36
x
29
cm
.
Description
Peter
Shire
shows
his
molding
and
shaping
technique
on this
slab
of
clay
,
which
might
possibly
become
one
of his
famous
teapots
. He
is
known
for his
revolutionary
,
sculptural
,
geometric
interpretation
of the
traditional
teapot
,
using
sun-bleached
pastel
glazes
,
uncanny
angles
, and a
jumbled
collage
of
parts
.
Although
he has
ventured
into
architecture
,
furniture
,
fashion
and
painting
,
Shire
keeps
returning
to
ceramics
. His
paintings
are
done
on
slabs
of
clay
in
ceramic
glazes
,
focusing
exclusively
on his
life
in
Echo
Park
; he has
made
over
500
of these
painted
tiles
. In
addition
to this
work
,
Shire
has
done
various
commissions
for
public
places
and
private
buildings
throughout
Los
Angeles
as
well
as
other
cities
,
states
, and
countries
.
Solo
exhibitions
have
appeared
in
places
like
Las
Vegas
,
Seattle
,
Hawaii
,
Chicago
,
Washington
D.C.
,
Italy
; and
museum
exhibitions
have
appeared
in
Los
Angeles
,
Chicago
,
New
York
, and as
far
as
Israel
,
Japan
,
London
,
Germany
.
Photograph
dated
February
16
,
1984
.
Subject
Shire, Peter.
Ceramic teapots.
Ceramics--California--Los Angeles.
Artists--United States.
Echo Park (Los Angeles, Calif.).
Los Angeles Neighborhoods Collection photographs.
Format
Photographic prints
Credits
Part of the Los Angeles Neighborhoods Project. Made accessible through a grant from the Ralph M. Parsons Foundation.
Reproduction Information
Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at
http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html
for additional information.
Internal Notes
There are
two
smaller
additional
prints
.
Sub-Collection Name
Los Angeles Neighborhoods Photo Collection
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