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Peter Voulkos (1924-2002) is acknowledged as one of the 20th century's most important innovators in the visual arts. In the mid-1950s and continuing throughout his career, Voulkos experimented with large-scale abstract ceramic sculpture, taking clay beyond its use for utilitarian objects. Voulkos concentrated his works in clay to essentially 3 forms: the plate, ice bucket, and stack.

In the early 1990s, Voulkos began to create bronze castings of some of his works. His intent was to create works that expressed both the depth of glazed ceramic and evidence of the artist's hand, along with the durability of bronze. The 9 works in this exhibit were fabricated during the 1990s and represent works created from 1959 to 2000.

Through February 20, 2009.
Third (Main) Floor, Library hours

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