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Stopper for Bird-Form Bottle
1959
Leza S. McVey
Leza S. McVey (American, 1907–1984)
Decorative Art and Design
Stopper for Bird-Form Bottle, 1959. Leza S. McVey (American, 1907–1984). Glazed ceramic; overall: 10.2 x 4.8 cm (4 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund 1959.141.b Cleveland sculptor and designer Leza McVey experimented with form and texture, and both are evident in this bottle. The abstracted form of a bird is paired with a volcanic glaze, which gives the surface a pitted and pebbly texture.
- Maker/Artist
- Leza S. McVey
- Classification
- Ceramic
- Formatted Medium
- glazed ceramic
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10.2 x 4.8 cm (4 x 1 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Decorative Art and Design
- Accession Number
- 1959.141.b
- Credit Line
- The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund
- Exhibitions
- The May Show: 41st Annual Exhibition of Works by Cleveland Artists and Craftsmen, Realization is Better than Anticipation, Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA) (6/28/2013 - 10/12/2013): "Realization is Better than Anticipation"
- Rights Statement
- Copyrighted
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