Peter Schlesinger was born and raised in Los Angeles in 1948. After studying painting at the University of California, Los Angeles, he went to London’s Slade School of Art in the late 1960s and early 1970s and began making sculptures in New York in the mid 1980s. He currently resides in New York City. Schlesinger’s ceramic works include figurative sculptures that evoke mythology and fables as well as vessels that refer to ancient forms and enigmatic biomorphic shapes with innovative glazes and textures.
| Hours | Tuesday to Saturday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| Venue | David Lewis Gallery |
| Type | Ceramic Exhibition |
| Duration | 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM |
| City | New York City |
About
David Lewis Gallery
Peter Schlesinger was born and raised in Los Angeles in 1948. After studying painting at the University of California, Los Angeles, he went to London’s Slade School of Art in the late 1960s and early 1970s and began making sculpture in New York in the mid 1980s. He currently resides in New York City. Schlesinger’s ceramic works include fgurative sculptures that evoke mythology and fables as well as vessels that refer to ancient forms and enigmatic biomorphic shapes with innovative glazes and textures.
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