Photo: TMP
Photo: TMP

Odessa Sculpture

USA, 1972
<p>A mixed media relief doll sculpture mounted in a thin elegant gold frame. The body is covered by a billowing blue dress with purple horizontal and in some areas vertical stripes. There is real lace at the hem. in the middle of the skirt there is a circular opening surrounded by green ceramic pillows with tiny white flowers. There is a beige monster head in the opening. It's mouth is open and a small tongue sticks out. There are 5 white teeth. The hands are pink with white stripes. One is holding the circle open the other appears to be holding a breast. There are lace cuffs at the wrists of the ceramic arms which have green and purple strips. Green and white striped feet prutude from the hem, the shoes are pink and blue with yellow pillow like ldecorations. The arms attach to a wide chin that sits in real lace that runs across the top of the dress. The <span>light pink </span>chin has 7 very pointy teeth pointing up toward a two tone magenta arched lip. There are six stacked bands of brightly colored ceramic and cloth that form a hat. The hat rests on the arched lip. A large deep pink flower with three balls of light pink at its center is in the middle. There is another flower at each side of the hat. The are small patches of brown hair coming out of each side of the hat.</p><p>A close up of the above described.</p><p>A view of the back covered with brown paper. the numbers 19927 are  written upside down in the top right. The wire used for hanging is present.</p>
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College
Date acquired:
Materials:
Stoneware
Textile
Wood
Form - Functional: N/A
Form - Sculptural: N/A
Method:
Hand-Built
Surface Technique: N/A
Kiln Type: N/A
Glazes: N/A
Ruth Suzanne Klotz-Reilly
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marer Collection, Scripps College

Klotz-Reilly in other collections

TMP collaborates with the finest public and private collections of modern and contemporary American ceramics in the United States. Browse collections to learn about artists and their works. Reach out to us to become a collection partner.

 

Note:

These records have been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

The Marks Project encourages the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. Some images may be protected by copyright and other intellectual property rights. To request permission to use an image from our website please contact info@themarksproject.org

This resource is for educational use and its contents may not be reproduced without permission. Please review our Terms of Use for more information.