This one--labeled "G" in what surely was a whole series--makes me think he had tired of the textile designing exercise by this point
Good for stashing bills and other things (to be attended to later) inside
which brings both the details of the casting and their terrific silhouettes into sharp relief
and which I'd definitely think of more as a sculpture than a vase
with just the right amount of dings and scratches
Amazing Handmade Gorilla Mask, from NBC Television ceramic serving pot This one--labeled "G" in whatThere was pretty much no way I could leave this behind once I had seen it. First, it's amazing! But also, it's been beaten up and lived a life and been mended all over, which has rendered it, for me least, quite a tender, complex, and rather heart breaking object. I know that it originally came from NBC television, and would guess it dates to the 50s or 60s. (There is a fun website Hollywood Gorilla Men which really digs into the history of gorilla