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  • Cylindrical beige vessel with a lightly weathered surface and an uneven rim featuring a prominent chip. Two irregular oval openings expose smooth, pale gray embedded fragments beneath the surface.
  • Unglazed base of a ceramic vessel with a rough, weathered texture in pale earthen tones. The handwritten signature “Voulkos 75” is inscribed across the delicate cracks in bold black lettering.
  • Beige cylindrical vessel with an uneven rim and lightly weathered surface. The tan glaze is speckled with darker brown, and two oval openings reveal smooth, pale embedded fragments.
  • A cylindrical vessel with a flared base and uneven rim. Two rough openings  expose an inner layer.
  • Beige cylindrical vessel with a flared base and uneven rim, marked by a deep vertical crack and several oval openings that reveal embedded fragments beneath the rough surface.
  • A cylindrical vessel with a slightly flared base and uneven rim. The tan colored surface is marked by flecks of darker brown and light indentations.
  • Beige cylindrical vessel with a flared base and uneven rim with a prominent chip. The textured surface is marked by two rough oval openings that expose a lighter inner layer.

Peter Voulkos

Elephant Foot
Now On View Recent Acquisition

Maker

Peter Voulkos (American, 1924–2002

Title

Elephant Foot

Year

1975

Medium

  • Stoneware with glaze

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Stoneware with glaze

Dimensions

20.3 x 24.1 cm (8 x 9 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan

Object Number

2025.39.49

Type

  • Ceramics

Exhibition History

A Shared Journey
The Barkan Contemporary Ceramic Collection at the RISD Museum
Sep 13, 2025 – Mar 05, 2028
Decorative Arts and Design Galleries
Apr 15, 2014

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Peter Voulkos (American, 1924–2002
b. in Bozeman, Montana)
Elephant Foot, 1975
Stoneware with glaze
20.3 x 24.1 cm (8 x 9 1/2 inches)
Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan 2025.39.49

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