Dora de Larios is known for wheel thrown dinnerware, functional wares, stylized narrative sculpture and architectural murals. The murals were characterized by the use of three dimensional panels or repeated dimensional sculpted elements. De Larios drew influence from her Mexican heritage and world mythology.
Born to Mexican immigrants, de Larios credited the closeness she felt to her heritage as a major source of inspiration. A trip to the Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City influenced her decision to work in clay after seeing ancient Aztec works made from clay. While ceramics was de Larios? primary medium, she also worked in cement, bronze, steel and wood not only to complete large-scale mural installations but also to create sculpture. Her considerable body of sculptural work, regardless of medium or scale, is notable for a developed simplified narrative style.
In 1977, de Larios was one of fourteen ceramic artists selected to create a dinnerware set for the senate wives? luncheon at the White House. She was the only female ceramists chosen. The work was later displayed at the Renwick Gallery, Washington, District of Columbia.
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