Bowl with Pocket
Datec. 1975
Artist
Richard E. DeVore
(American ceramicist, 1933–2006)
MediumStoneware with matte, high fire glaze
Dimensions4 1/4 × 10 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (10.8 × 27.6 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineCraft Purchase Fund, 1975
Object number1975-95
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDECORATIVE ARTS
Label TextSurprise is elemental to the work of Richard L. DeVore. Here, a bowl, commonly used for utilitarian purposes, has an unexpected and unexplained pocket. This bowl thwarts any expectations the viewer may have of function.
