Dora De Larios
Dora De Larios | |
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Born | 1933 Los Angeles |
Died | January 28, 2018 Culver City, CA |
Nationality | American |
Education | University of Southern California |
Known for | Ceramic art |
Website | doradelarios |
Dora De Larios (1933 – January 28, 2018) was an American
Early life and education
Born in Los Angeles to Mexican immigrant parents, De Larios grew up in downtown Los Angeles near
Career
Upon graduation, De Larios set up an independent studio in Los Angeles and sold her work through venues that included
On January 28, 2018, Dora De Larios died in Culver City, California at the age of 84 after a four-year battle with ovarian cancer.[8]
Selected exhibitions
De Larios's work has been featured in a number of solo and group exhibitions across Southern California, including the M.O.A. Gallery in West Hollywood (1988 and 1990), Marsha Rodell Gallery in Brentwood (1982), Bakersfield College (1982) Anhalt Gallery in Los Angeles (1967, 1969 and 1974) and Zora Gallery in Los Angeles (1964).[9]
In 2009, the
In 2011, she was prominently featured in Art Along the Hyphen: The Mexican-American Generation at Autry Museum of the American West.[5] The same year, she was included in Common Ground, Ceramics in Southern California 1945–1975' at the American Museum of Ceramic Art. Both exhibitions were organized as part of the Getty Foundation's Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. initiative.[11]
In 2017, two of De Larios's sculptures were included in the exhibition Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico, 1915-1985 at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The exhibition highlighted the artist's deep connections to ancient Mexican art.[12] That year, the artist donated her Goddess totems (2009) to the museum's permanent collection.[13]
In 2018, the Main Museum in downtown Los Angeles organized a retrospective of her work, Dora De Larios: Other Worlds.[14]
Craig Krull Gallery in Santa Monica organized exhibitions of her work in 2017 and 2019. The 2017 exhibition featured De Larios along with three other Mexican American artists, Gilbert Luján, Carlos Almarez, and Elsa Flores Almaraz.[15] The 2019 exhibition The Studio is My Church featured paintings on paper from the last year of the artist's life, along with ceramic sculptures.[16]
Her work, Opera Singer, was acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum as part of the Renwick Gallery's 50th Anniversary Campaign.[17][18]
Major commissions
In 1970–1971, De Larios created, as a lead artist through the Franciscan Ceramics division of Interpace, the Grand Canyon Concourse fourth floor lobby mural in the
In 1977, De Larios was one of fourteen artists commissioned to make a dinnerware set for the Senate Wives Luncheon at the White House. The series was later exhibited at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery.[7]
Other public commissions include:[1]
- Life Force in Laguna Beach, 2003
- Koi Goddesses at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, 1997
- Tree of Life in Culver City, 1997
- Homage to Quetzalcoatl at Villa-Park Community Center in Pasadena, 1992
- The Elements in Los Angeles, 1989
- The World According to Dora at the Hilton Anaheim, 1984
- Exterior murals for public libraries in Compton (1973),[19] Lynwood (1977),[20] Norwood (1977)[21] and Rowland Heights (1978).[22]
References
- ^ a b c Young, Emily (January 3, 2015). "At 81, ceramic artist Dora De Larios still creates for new audiences". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Dora De Larios". KCET. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 0786405198.
- ^ "Sueños / Yume: Fifty Years of the Art of Dora De Larios". Craft and Folk Art Museum. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9780895511454.
- ^ ISBN 978-0981672854.
- ^ a b Levin, Elaine (2010). "Dora De Larios: An Artist for a Multi-Cultural World". Ceramics: Art and Perception. 81: 29–33.
- ^ Miranda, Carolina A. "Dora De Larios, innovative artist known for creating ceramic work that reflected L.A., dies at 84". latimes.com. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
- ISBN 0786405198.
- ^ Levin, Elaine (2009). Sueños / Yume: Fifty Years of the Art of Dora De Larios. Los Angeles: Huerta Quorum.
- ^ "Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA". The J. Paul Getty Trust. Archived from the original on March 10, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ISBN 9783791356709.
- ^ "Dora De Larios's Legacy at LACMA | Unframed". unframed.lacma.org. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Dora De Larios: Other Worlds". The Main Museum. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Craig Krull Gallery-- Carlos Almaraz, Elsa Flores, Gilbert Luján, & Dora De Larios Exhibitions". www.craigkrullgallery.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Craig Krull Gallery-- Dora De Larios and John Humble Exhibitions". www.craigkrullgallery.com. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ISBN 9781913875268.
- ^ "Opera singer". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ^ "Compton Library". LA County Arts Commission. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Lynwood Library". LA County Arts Commission. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Norwood Library". LA County Arts Commission. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Rowland Heights Library". LA County Arts Commission. Retrieved March 9, 2015.