Scripps Collection / The American Museum of Ceramic Art
The Scripps Collection is legendary. It was almost singlehandedly complied by Fred Marer, a math professor at Los Angeles City College. He amassed the collection with modest means, mostly through buying the pieces directly from the artists. The exhibition includes over 180 examples, and all are amazing. The exhibition only lasts 10 more days, so I encourage you to do whatever it takes to go see it. I've seen a lot of good pots, but this exhibition is legendary.
There is an enormous wall of 39 plates
Michael Frimkess
Paul Soldner - "Throwing Naked" - 1966
Fumio Tagasugi
Jun Kaneko
Peter Voulkos - One of many in the exhibition
Stacked Voulkos
Monster Voulkos
Little Voulkos
Bird Voulkos
Walking Voulkos
Jun Kaneko
Robert Arneson
Henry Takemoto
Another great Takemoto
One more Takemoto
John Mason
Harrison McIntosh
Shoji Hamada
Ken Price (center) and friends
Philip Cornelious cups
(L to R from back) Natzlers, Heinos, Natzlers, Rose Cabat, Laura Andreson, Beatrice Wood
Marilyn Levine
Norio Shibata and Satoshi Sato
This exhibit just keeps on giving, one winner after the next.
There is also a Patsy Cox installation, which is pretty great.
These lucky kids made their filed trip out to Pomona. You have until March 30th to make yours. Seriously, go!