Big Radio City Pot

Date1989

Maker Howard Kottler American, 1930-1989

Label TextKottler, who joined the University of Washington faculty in 1965, was known for his exuberant, often irreverent, multimedia works that combined ceramics, painting and decals in wildly inventive fashion. An early mentor to Japanese ceramicist Yanagihara Mutsuo, Kottler experimented with bright colors and metallic lusters, as well as bold geometric shapes and Art Deco-inspired forms.

Object number91.74

Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Transforming Traditions: Japanese and Korean Art since 1800, May 23, 2009 - February 21, 2010. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Poke in the Eye: Art of the West Coast Counterculture, June 21 - September 2, 2024.

Credit LineGift of the Howard Kottler Testamentary Trust

Dimensions28 x 22 x 7 1/2 in. (71.12 x 55.88 x 19.05 cm)

MediumCeramic