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ANNE
KRAUS

Anne Kraus, The Dot of Hope Wall
Tile, 1994, whiteware,
22 ½ x 30 ½ x 3 in.

Anne Kraus, The Echo Motel Vase,
1995, whiteware, 15 ½ x 8 in.
diameter
Anne Kraus, The Dead Bird
Double Vase, 2000, whiteware,
14 ½ x 14 ½ x 8 ½ in.

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Kraus uses clay like canvas, painting elaborate narrative scenes drawn
from dreams onto her exquisitely rendered functional ceramic objects.