Sgrafitto plate with Zebra
Waylande Gregory
ca. 1950s · Stoneware · The American Wing
Art Deco in character are Waylande Gregory’s interpretations of the zebra in clay. Gregory and other artists of the period found exotic animals like the Zebra of a character ripe for interpretation. No doubt the animal’s striking black and white hide, with its dramatic graphic patterning conformed well to the Art Deco aesthetic. Gregory had earlier made a somewhat whimsical small sculptural figure of a Zebra that he exhibited in 1936.
- Artist
- Waylande Gregory
- Date
- ca. 1950s
- Medium
- Stoneware
- Culture
- American
- Department
- The American Wing
- Credit line
- Gift of Martin Eidelberg, 2020
