Bottle Vase

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Artist Karl Martz (American, 1912–1997)

Title Bottle Vase

Date Ca. 1989

Medium Earthenware with black matte glaze and iron micro-crystalline glaze

Dimensions Overall: 5 15/16 x 3 13/16 in. (15.1 x 9.7 cm)

Credit Line Gift of Dr. Steven Conant, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 2000.128

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Karl Martz founded Indiana University’s ceramics program in 1945. Throughout his tenure at the university, he continued to develop his craftsmanship through attending workshops at Black Mountain College and studying in Japan. He was nationally recognized for his experimentation with glazes.

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"Bottle Vase | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2024. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2000.128