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Willy B

Photo: Elizabeth Mann

Willy B

2016

Akio Takamori

Japanese (active in the United States), 1950 - 2017

Stoneware with under and overglazes
35 1/2 x 16 x 23 1/2 in. (90.2 x 40.6 x 59.7 cm)
Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art, Northwest Purchase Fund, Decorative Arts Acquisition Fund, Mark Tobey Estate Fund, Modern Art Acquisition Fund
2017.12
Provenance: The artist; [James Harris Gallery, Seattle, Washington]
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
location
Not currently on view

Resources

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, James Harris Gallery, Akio Takamori: Apology/Remorse, Feb. 16 - Apr. 1, 2017.

Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Body Language, Dec. 22 - 2018 - ongoing.
Published ReferencesGraves, Jen. “Akio Takamori’s Drawings and Sculptures of Men Apologizing.” The Stranger: Art and Performance Winter 2016, Dec. 6, 2016.

Upchurch, Michael. “Noted Seattle artist’s final show reveals he was vibrant to the end.” The Seattle Times, Feb. 25, 2017; reproduced.

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