Claude Conover Ameca Studio Art Pottery Hand Made Ceramic Vessel Vase Large and amazing handmade made vessel with hand carving and texturizing. Excellent original condition. No chips, cracks, damage or repair of any kind. Bottom signed by Claude Conover and Mayan name for vase, Ameca. Vase is 12 1/2" tall and 13" wide. This is vase 255 and the certificate of authencity from the Claude Conver Archives will be available for the buyer. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Claude Conover studied at the Cleveland Institute of Art. After a long career as a commercial designer, he dedicated himself to the ceramic arts at the age of 55. As a fundamentally self-taught ceramicist, Conover hand-built all his vessels and followed a strategic work schedule allowing for a conscious appreciation of form and decoration. In 1964 be began naming his vessels with Mayan names. The works of Claude Conover are in numerous prominent public and private collections including the Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse, New York, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D. C.

Excellent Condition