first edition
2019 · California
by BUTTERFLY, Kathy; Dan NADEL (editor); Jenelle Porter (text by); Rachel TEAGLE (text by)
California: Jan Shreem and Maria Manetti Shrem Museum of Art, 2019. First edition. A near fine copy; with one small marking on the front cover. 9.75 x 9.25 inches. 160 pages. Profusely illustrated in color. Original yellow cloth; with a mounted plate on the front cover. "Encompassing 60 sculptures and 20 drawings from throughout Butterly's career, all of which are reproduced here, this edition focuses mainly on the last 10 years of her work. Butterly is well known for her sculptures that challenge the conventions of ceramic tradition through oblique figurations of the body, with shapes that evoke mouths, feet, and genitalia" (the publisher). (Inventory #: 410589)