Mary Lou Higgins (NC, 1926-2012), The Tales are Many to be Told

1992, hand-built and painted ceramic sculpture with silver luster accents, featuring three joined figures, two painted children, and a bas-relief bird to posterior, signed, dated, and titled to posterior base.

14 x 11 x 4 3/4 in.

Private Collection, Raleigh, North Carolina

Mary Lou Higgins maintained an artist studio in Pittsboro, North Carolina and is best known for her illustrative approach to ceramics. Higgins created a body of work that highlighted her intricate draughtsmanship in multiple media including ceramics, works on paper, canvas, and handmade furniture, all the while maintaining a focus on the female figure. Higgins often collaborated with her husband, Edward Higgins, who sometimes constructed the ceramic forms she decorated.

A few very light nicks to edge of man on the right's pants and one to right posterior edge.

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