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Peter Voulkos

Peter Voulkos

1924
Bozeman, MT, USA
PaintingAbstract ExpressionismExpressionism
Representation
None documented
1
Institutional Exhibitions
9
Works in Collection
11
Assets Indexed
3
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
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Cultural Positioning

Movements
  • • Abstract Expressionism
  • • Expressionism
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Sculpture and Painting by Peter Voulkos: New Talent in the Penthouse
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1960
About

Why this artist matters now

Peter Voulkos was an American artist of Greek descent. He is known for his abstract expressionist ceramic sculptures, which crossed the traditional divide between ceramic crafts and fine art. He established the ceramics department at the Los Angeles County Art Institute and at UC Berkeley.

Source: David Kordansky · Trust score: 100% · Updated 29d ago

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Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement
Abstract Expressionism
Medium
Painting
Related Artists
12 in graph
Institutional

Museum Collections

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Artworks (9)

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Images

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Vase (Art Institute of Chicago)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Movements and affiliations

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Abstract Expressionism
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Representation & Collections

In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
Background

Education

Montana State University
Visual Arts
California College of the Arts
Visual Arts
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Exhibitions and timeline

Solo ExhibitionSculpture and Painting by Peter Voulkos: New Talent in the Penthouse
New York · 1960