Toshiko Takaezu, Untitled (four-sided with open top), 1990s. Stoneware, 15 ½ x 11 in. Crocker Art Museum , gift of the Artist

SACRAMENTO, CA.-Opening May 18 at the Crocker Art Museum, Echoes of the Earth: Ceramics by Toshiko Takaezu showcases the art of America's greatest living female ceramic artist. Featuring more than 50 of her signature “pots,” as Takaezu refers to them, the show highlights a gift from the artist to the Crocker’s permanent collection.
“The Crocker is proud to be the recipient of 32 works by Toshiko Takaezu,” said Lial Jones, Museum Director. “This gift represents a complete survey of this significant artist’s work joining the Museum’s ever-growing collection of international ceramics.” Lire la suite http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=19747
Toshiko Takaezu, Heart Form (brown and black), 1980s. Stoneware, 17 x 10 ½ in. Crocker Art Museum , gift of the Artist