Scorpion Teapot
1983 · Glazed earthenware
40.7 × 63.5 cm (16 × 25 in.)
Art Institute of Chicago
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Peter Shire
1947
WA-00054738
Los Angeles, CA, USA
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19
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- Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
- NationalityArtsy· 85%
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- AicTier 3 · Scraped/inferred95%
- Artsy (bulk)Tier 1 · Institutional85%
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Why this artist matters now
Peter Shire is a Los Angeles–based artist. Shire was born in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, where he currently lives and works. His sculpture, furniture and ceramics have been exhibited in the United States, Italy, France, Japan and Poland. His work includes a sculpture in Elysian Park to honor the work done by Grace Simons and Peter Glass which kept the park open as green space.
Source: Aic · Trust score: 95% · Updated 11d ago
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9 published of 10 catalogued · 9 with image
- Art Institute Chicago4 publishedof 5 catalogued5 img
- Victoria & Albert4 published4 img
- Cleveland Museum of Art1 published
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1 entries · 1 sources
- 1981 · Cleveland · 1 provUrl Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
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