Eugenio Tavolara (1901–1963) was an artist born in
Sassari, Sardinia, Italy, with interests in many disciplines. He is well known for his hand-crafted "toys", most prominently small statues in
terracotta
Terracotta, terra cotta, or terra-cotta (; ; ), in its material sense as an earthenware substrate, is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic where the fired body is porous.
In applied art, craft, construction, and architecture, terracotta ...
representing Sardinians in traditional
costume
Costume is the distinctive style of dress or cosmetic of an individual or group that reflects class, gender, profession, ethnicity, nationality, activity or epoch. In short costume is a cultural visual of the people.
The term also was tradition ...
s.
In a 2007 tribute exhibition, 14 Sardian artists reinterpreted his works.
References
Italian potters
1901 births
1963 deaths
20th-century ceramists
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