David Ellsworth
(b. 1944)
Old Pot New, 1994
turned wood vessel
inscribed: 1994 / Ellsworth / OLD POT NEW

David Ellsworth (b. 1944) is a distinguished woodturner known for his thin-walled wooden vessels and his many multifaceted contributions to the field. His works have been included in the permanent collections of forty-three museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.
height 4 1/4 x diameter 5 3/4 in. (10.80 x 14.61 cm.)
The Barbara and Ed Okun Collection

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