Scorpion Teapot
1983 · Glazed earthenware
40.7 × 63.5 cm (16 × 25 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Peter Shire
1947
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Peter Shire is a Los Angeles–based artist. Shire was born in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, where he currently lives and works. His sculpture, furniture and ceramics have been exhibited in the United States, Italy, France, Japan and Poland. His work includes a sculpture in Elysian Park to honor the work done by Grace Simons and Peter Glass which kept the park open as green space.
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