March 29 – May 17, 2008, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa
Research Notes
Research Type
Collections Manager
Person
Twyla Ruby
Date
Apr 30, 2026
Notes
Hi Twyla,
Technically, the blue hat is not glazed. It is a cobalt engobe which is a slurry thinly applied to the unfired clay surface. It is an actual clay on clay. So not a glaze. I think it would be better to just say ceramic.
Marilyn did use other materials like leather for laces and actual oil paint and stains depending on the piece and her interpretation.
Clay
On Apr 29, 2026, at 5:46 PM, Twyla Ruby <[email protected]> wrote:
Hi Clay,
I noticed that our internal records on the Levines from di Rosa include the following medium descriptions. Do they seem right to you?
Marilyn Anne Levine
Brown Drawstring Bag
1980
Ceramic, leather
Blue Hat
1971
Glazed ceramic
You mentioned yesterday that she never relied on glazing for color-so I thought I would check about that.
