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          Mon Mar 16 13:06:36 1998onMarch3.Anindependentwomaninclinedtosaywhateverwa
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Wood,theMamaofDada,"directedbyDiandraDouglas.Andmo
 untilhisdeathin1960.Shewasalatebloomerasanartistan
 ericaHouseinNewYork.Hermuseumexhibitionsincludedar
 orm.AftersettlinginOjaiin1948,shebegantodevelopher
 InstitutionnamedMs.WoodanEsteemedAmericanArtistand
 nshedidn'tmarryandmarriedtwomenshedidn'tlove,sayin
 hatthemanalreadyhadawifeinBelgium.In1938,whilelivi
 nginLosAngeles,shemarriedSteveHoag,anengineer,afte
 ddidnotencounterceramicsuntilthe1930s,whenshefaile
 extendingaprocessthatembeddedthemetalliciridescenc
 eintheglazeitself,ratherthanpaintingiton.Whileshed
 vevessels:chalices,bowlsandvases.Hermostcomplexpie
 seinthemovie"Titanic,"directedbyJamesCameron,aneig
 dtofindateapottomatchsomeneo-rococoluster-glazepla
 r-glazeprocessinalocallibrary.Shenevermadethatteap
 mentinNewYork.(Inthesecondandlastissue,Ms.Wooddefe
 gthatneithermarriagewasconsummated.Herfirst,in1919
 rahousetheyownedtogetherinNorthHollywoodwassweptaw
 soldeasily,helpinghermakeitthroughtheDepression.It
 ownversionoftheunpredictableluster-glazetechnique,
 quantitiesofdinnersets,butafterthemid1970s,shewasa
 fterthemid-1980s,whenshewasinher90s.Theseelaborate
 wopensinFloridaattheLakeWorthMuseumofContemporaryA
 onofherworkwillcloseonApril4.In1994,theSmithsonian
 seatHollywoodHighSchool,andbegantoresearchtheluste
 rtonMarch27.Ms.Woodhadherfirstexhibitionin1949atAm
 shehashadrepeatedexhibitionsattheGarthClarkGallery
 1917Independentsexhibition,withasentenceusuallyatt
 calcaricatures.Herlifewasalreadythestuffofmovies.R
 hborinOjai.Ms.Woodlikedtosaythatshehadlovedsevenme
 ressureandsoonendedinannulmentwhenitwasdiscoveredt
 idn'tinventthetechnique,shedidcreateauniquepalette
 ldlastyearattheAmericanCraftMuseuminNewYork.Thesho
 tesshehadboughtinHolland.Sheenrolledinapotterycour
 bletoconcentrateexclusivelyonmoreambitiousdecorati
 asgivenareherplumbingandherbridges.")Duchampencour
 oche'snovelaboutamenageatrois,"JulesetJim,"wouldin
 wasnotuntil1940,whenshestudiedbrieflywiththeAustri
 anceramistsGertrudandOttoNatzler,thatshebegantoapp
 inanextraordinaryrangeofmetallicpinks,goldsandgree
 ,firstinLosAngelesandtheninNewYork,whereanexhibiti
 etrospectiveatthePhoenixArtMuseumin1973.Since1981,
 PeteWilson,governorofCalifornia,declaredhera"Calif
 reciatethebeautyandpossibilitiesofceramicsasanartf
 ns.AtfirstMs.Woodsupportedherselfbyturningoutlarge
 rerecently,sheinspiredthe101-year-oldcharacterofRo
 ,toatheatermanagerfromMontreal,resultedfromfamilyp
 ayinaflood,onthecorrecttheorythatmarriedpeoplewere
 likelytogetRedCrossreliefmoreeasily.Helivedwithher
 ributedtoDuchamphimself:"TheonlyworksofartAmericah
 agedhertodraw;theresultswerefey,oftenautobiographi
 od.In1993,shewasthesubjectofadocumentary,"Beatrice
 --smallglazedfigureswhosewhimsyechoedherdrawings--
 twasoneoftheearliestmanifestationsofthedadaartmove
 ot,butbecamefascinatedwiththeprocess.Herfirstworks
 ces,whichhadelaboratelydecoratedsurfaces,cameonlya
 ,radiantworksdominatehermostrecentretrospective,he
 ndedDuchamp'sinfamousurinal,rejectedbythejuryofthe
 spireFrancoisTruffaut's1961movieofthesamename,with
 thecharacterplayedbyJeanneMoreaubasedinpartonMs.Wo
 orniaLivingTreasure."..........................PbN
 
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