2021.62.32
Bottle
Artists
Otto and Vivika Heino
;
Otto Heino
(East Hampton, CT, 4/20/1915 – 7/16/2009, Ojai, California);
Vivika Heino
(Caledonia, NY, 6/27/1910 – 9/1/1995, Ojai, California)
Title
Bottle
Creation Date
ca. 1980
Century
20th century
Dimensions
2 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (6.35 x 9.53 cm)
Object Type
ceramic
Creation Place
North America, United States, California
Medium and Support
ceramic
Credit Line
Gift from the Estate of Christopher P. Monkhouse
Copyright
This artwork may be under copyright. For further information, please consult the Museum’s
Copyright Terms and Conditions.
Accession Number
2021.62.32
Trained in the fine arts, Vivika Place assisted Glen Lukens, a leading studio potter at the University of Southern California, before coming east in 1949 to teach at the New Hampshire League of Craftsmen. Otto Heino became captivated by the art of ceramics during World War II. On his return home, he studied on the G.I. Bill at the League of Craftsmen, where he met his future wife Vivika Place. Their technical mastery and sophisticated glazes are visible in the vases seen here. Later in life they relocated to Ojai, California, where they continued their work.