Artist:Pitchford-Jolly, Marva Lee (African American, 1937-2012)
Title: Spirit Women Colorful Glazed Tall Vase with Figures and Ladder, one open slit/ window in body
Medium:glazed ceramic vase
Dimensions:16.75 x 7 x 7 inches
Description:Marva Pitchford Jolly is a Chicago-based artist, educator, social activist, and tenured faculty-member at Chicago State University, working in both the Art and African American Studies departments. A self-taught master ceramicist, Jolly’s work is heavily influenced by traditional African techniques and life in her native Mississippi. Her “Spirit Women†are figurative representations of the women in her life, and an artistic expression of their spiritual energy and transcendence. On her hand-built pots, Jolly uses primarily earth-toned glazes over textural surfaces with muted backgrounds and abstract painted images. Her most recent work also incorporates found objects such as nails, rags, and beads.
Signature: incised with signature on underside
Provenance:Elvira Peake Collection, Pittsburgh, Pa. ; Lot 347, Dec 14, 2013 from The Elvira Peake Collection Auction

in good condition apart from minor imperfections to the glaze along the lower rim