Totem Tongue

Tecla TofanoWW-1966-M139090

1966·Glazed ceramic·12 1/2 × 4 × 3" (31.8 × 10.2 × 7.6 cm)

Catalogue

Year: 1966
Medium: Glazed ceramic
Dimensions: 12 1/2 × 4 × 3" (31.8 × 10.2 × 7.6 cm)
Collection: Museum of Modern Art
Artist: Tecla Tofano

Artist

Tecla Tofano

Mixed Media

Tecla Tofano was an Italian-born Venezuelan artist, ceramicist, and writer active from the 1950s until her death in 1995. Tofano studied ceramics and enamel with Miguel Arroyo at the Escuela de Artes Plásticas y Applicadas, alongside fellow students and ceramicists, Cristina Merchán and Reyna Herrera. A member of the cooperative Forma Veinte, her works garnered wide acclaim, and she became known for her controversial, political, and feminist imagery.

Naples, Italy

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