Richard DeVore Art Pottery Vessel Untitled Circa 1980's Cranbrook Academy of Arts Professor and Artist

Richard DeVore Pottery has been one of the key examples of post WWII art pottery in the United States. DeVore was faculty at Cranbrook Academy of Art’s Ceramics Department, from 1966 to 1978.
Cranbrook is one of the top art schools in America  and is an experiment in radical art education, each department is led by an Artist-in-Residence, who acts as mentor, advisor, and professor to the students in that department.

Biography from Smithsonian Institute:
"One of the recognized master ceramicists in America today, Richard DeVore is known for his simple, organically inspired forms, finished in dull glazes. Often his ceramics recall bleached bones or polished stones. DeVore's fluid, undulating forms and sinuous lines carry a suggestion of the erotic."
Kenneth Trapp The Renwick at Twenty-Five (Washington, D.C.: National Museum of American Art, 1997)

My client got this piece sometime in the early 1980's and their collection focused on outsider art, Folk Art and Mid Century Art Pottery.
The pot has a surface, at appearance rough and unfinished but the vision is fleeting, like the desert sands, it takes on a smooth tranquil beauty. The pot almost "reads" like a landscape and stands alone with itself or with other pieces. A remarkable example of the artistry of Richard DeVore. 

Size: 7 3/4 x 7 1/4 inches 

Condition: this piece is in impeccable condition with no damage or breaks. Having been stored in a cabinet for decades the piece has been un touched. Please see the images for more details. 

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