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Hazel Zuah Weller (1897-1979).

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:300.00 USD Estimated At:600.00 - 800.00 USD
Hazel Zuah Weller (1897-1979).
A ceramic bust of artist Micaela Martinez, daughter of artist Xavier Martinez and Elsie Whitaker Martinez. Together with a photographic portrait from the same period Artist: Hazel Zuah Weller (1897-1979). Title/Description: "Mecaeile Martinez".  Signature: Signed in base. Date Created: 1928.  Medium/Ground: Glazed terracotta. Size: Approx. 8in x 7in x 3 3/4in. Condition: Good; no chips/cracks.  Hazel Zuah Weller was born in New York, and was a sculptor and educator. She studied and taught at the California College of Arts and Crafts (CCAC) in Oakland (1926-1929). Together with: Artist: Sonya Noskowiak (1900-1975). Title/Description: Portrait of Micaela Martinez. Signature: Signed in pencil on matte lower right. Date Created: c. 1920s. Medium/Ground: Black and white photograph. Size: 9 1/8in x 7 3/4in. Condition: Good; laid down on matte, small edge chips, tape partially on one corner. Noskowiak was a member of Group f/64 along with Ancel Adams, Edward Weston, and Imogen Cunningham. From the Family of Xavier Martinez (1869-1943), Elsie Whitaker Martinez (1890-1984), and Micaela Martinez DuCasse (1913-1989).