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Oval Bowl

Gertrud Natzler, Otto Natzler, Oval Bowl, 1942, earthenware and chartreuse glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mary Peterson Hartzler and James Hartzler, 1991.124

Gertrud Natzler, Otto Natzler, Oval Bowl, 1942, earthenware and chartreuse glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mary Peterson Hartzler and James Hartzler, 1991.124

Gertrud Natzler, Otto Natzler, Oval Bowl, 1942, earthenware and chartreuse glaze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mary Peterson Hartzler and James Hartzler, 1991.124

Copied Otto Natzler, Gertrud Natzler, Oval Bowl, 1942, earthenware and chartreuse glaze, 4 ³⁄₄ x 10 ¹⁄₂ x 6 ³⁄₄ in. (12.1 x 26.7 x 17.1 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mary Peterson Hartzler and James Hartzler, 1991.124

Artwork Details

Title: Oval Bowl
Artists: Otto Natzler
Gertrud Natzler
Date: 1942
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 4 ³⁄₄ x 10 ¹⁄₂ x 6 ³⁄₄ in. (12.1 x 26.7 x 17.1 cm.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mary Peterson Hartzler and James Hartzler
Mediums: earthenware
Mediums Description: earthenware and chartreuse glaze
Classifications: Decorative Arts
Object Number: 1991.124

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Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery

November 13, 2015–March 6, 2022

Renwick Gallery

Connections is the Renwick Gallery’s dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world.