Ken Price

Ken Price

American · 1935–2012 · Painter, Printmaker

Kenneth Price was an American artist who predominantly created ceramic sculpture. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, before… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Ken Price, Pink Egg, 1964, glazed and painted ceramic, artist's painted wood pedestalPink EggPhillips · $509,000≈ £304,918≈ €370,316Sign up to see
  2. Ken Price, Oh Gee, 1998 - 2004, Fired and painted clayOh GeePhillips · $314,500≈ £209,109≈ €241,737Sign up to see
  3. Ken Price, "Unit 6" from "Happy's Curios," 1972-1978, Ceramic, acrylic, painted plywood, wood, glass, Plexiglas, fluorescent bulbs"Unit 6" from "Happy's Curios," 1972-1978Phillips · $293,000≈ £180,208≈ €213,106Sign up to see

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Kenneth Price was an American artist who predominantly created ceramic sculpture. He studied at the Chouinard Art Institute and Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles, before receiving his BFA degree from the University of Southern California in 1956. He continued his studies at Chouinard Art Institute in 1957 and received an MFA degree from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1959. Kenneth Price studied ceramics with Peter Voulkos at Otis and was awarded a Tamarind Fellowship.

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Born 1935, Los AngelesDied 2012, Arroyo HondoOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Illustrator, PhotographerWikidata Q6390606 ↗ULAN 500026883 ↗

Also known as Kenneth Price

Artist record compiled from: auction results, Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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