Ceramic disk with a cracked colorful surface showing a fragmentary frowning face with features made up of disjointed shapes and various symbols such as a blue baby and a red hand.

Viola Frey

Miss Liberty
Now On View Recent Acquisition

Maker

Viola Frey (American, 1933–2004

Title

Miss Liberty

Year

1987

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

64.8 x 66 x 13.7 cm (25 1/2 x 26 x 5 3/8 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan

Object Number

2025.39.14

Type

Exhibition History

A Shared Journey
The Barkan Contemporary Ceramic Collection at the RISD Museum
Sep 13, 2025 – Mar 05, 2028

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Tombstone

Viola Frey (American, 1933–2004
b. in Lodi, California)
Miss Liberty, 1987
Stoneware with glaze
64.8 x 66 x 13.7 cm (25 1/2 x 26 x 5 3/8 inches)
Gift of Hope and Mel Barkan 2025.39.14

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