Sgrafitto plate with Zebra
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.
Artwork Details
- Title: Sgrafitto plate with Zebra
- Maker: Waylande Gregory (American, Baxter Springs, Kansas 1905–1971 Warren Township, New Jersey)
- Date: ca. 1950s
- Geography: Made in Metuchen, New Jersey, United States
- Culture: American
- Medium: Stoneware
- Dimensions: 10 in. dia.
- Credit Line: Gift of Martin Eidelberg, 2020
- Object Number: 2020.64.26
- Curatorial Department: The American Wing
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