  
  About the Artwork
  
  
  Beginning in 1954 Voulkos created thousands of pots, constantly breaking out of the boundaries of what had been considered acceptable form in Western ceramics. This sculptural, nonfunctional piece is the earliest example of the distinctive "stack pot" form that Voulkos was to use extensively in the mid 1970s. It is one of the most important, expressionistic, and aggressive examples of Voulkos's muscular clay handling. The clay is torn, cut, drawn into, and assembled from thrown forms, with added patches of glaze painting.
  
  
  Title
  Untitled Stack Pot
  
  
  Artwork Date
  1964
  
  Artist
  Peter Voulkos
  
  
  
  Life Dates
  1924 - 2002
  
  
  
  
  Nationality
  
  
  
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  American
  
  
  
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  Medium
  Partially glazed stoneware
  
  
  Dimensions
  Overall: 29 7/8 &Atilde;&#151; 11 1/8 inches (75.9 &Atilde;&#151; 28.3 cm)
  
  
  Classification
  Ceramics
  
  
  Department
  Contemporary Art after 1950
  
  
  Credit
  Founders Society Purchase, Miscellaneous Memorials Fund
  
  
  
  Accession Number
  
  
  
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  Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum&acirc;&#128;&#153;s holdings.
  For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems&acirc;&#128;&#148;no longer assigned&acirc;&#128;&#148;that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups.
  
  
  
  1985.28
  
  
  Copyright
  Copyright Not Evaluated
  
  
  
