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Paula Winokur
Masada, Fortress of Heroes

1983

$1,300
£998.28
€1,145.18
CA$1,826.65
A$2,045.74
CHF 1,067.43
MX$24,987.78
NOK 13,580.83
SEK 12,801.56
DKK 8,546.33

About the Item

This artwork titled "Masada, Fortress of Heroes" 1983, is a porcelain bas relief by noted American artist Paula Winokur, 1935-2018. It is signed, titled, dated and numbered 32/60 in hand writing embedded in the glazing on the back. The size is 19.5 x 9.25 x 1.5. Provenance: Museum of Jewish History. It is in excellent condition. About the artist: Born in Philadelphia in 1935, Winokur studied painting and ceramics at the Tyler School of Art at Temple University. She and her husband, Robert, went on to spend two years in Ashfield, Massachusetts, working as production potters before returning to Pennsylvania in 1966. They were interviewed by Studio Potter founding editor, Gerry Williams, for “Nine Philadelphia Potters,” Volume 2, Number 1, 1973. While living and working in Norristown, Pennsylvania, Winokur transitioned from making utilitarian stoneware pots to creating decorative porcelain works. In her article, “Porcelain: the Transformations of Alice Mermaid,” published in Studio Potter Volume 6, Number 2 in 1978, she writes about her switch to porcelain, which became her clay of choice from then on. Winokur’s work came to be known internationally, and is in the collection of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Heritage Museum of Fine Art, St. Petersburg, Russia, and the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, among others. She was a fellow of the American Crafts Council, a recipient of multiple National Endowment for the Arts grants and fellowships, and was a board member of the Watershed Center for the Ceramic Arts. She also lead the development of the ceramics department at Arcadia University, where she taught for thirty years. In her later work, Winokur expressed deep concern for the environment, and a strong connection to the earth through unglazed porcelain. She was influenced by her travels to Alaska, Iceland, and Greenland, where she observed the degradation of the planet’s glaciers as a direct result of human activity. In “Alice Mermaid,
  • Creator:
    Paula Winokur (1987, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1983
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 15.5 in (39.37 cm)Width: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: win/mas/011stDibs: LU666315568902

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