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Teapot

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Warren MacKenzie uses tools such as files, wire, cheese cutters, and wheels from toy trucks to create patterns on his pieces. The artist has replaced the traditional round body of this teapot with flat sections that were created by cutting the side of the vessel once it was partially dry.
Data Source
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Artist
Warren Mac Kenzie, born Kansas City, MO 1924
Date
ca. 1980
Credit Line
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift from the collection of Michael Peter Giza
Medium
stoneware and temmoku glaze with cane
Dimensions
overall: 9 x 9 x 6 1/4 in. (22.9 x 22.9 x 15.9 cm)
Type
Decorative Arts-Ceramic
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