University of Southern California
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| - | + | The '''University of Southern California''' ('''USC''') is a [[private university|private]], [[not-for-profit]], [[nonsectarian]], research university located in [[Los Angeles]], California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university. USC's prominence has closely paralleled the growth of Los Angeles, and the university historically has educated a large number of the city's business leaders and professionals. In recent decades, the university has also leveraged its location in Los Angeles to establish relationships with research institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim. Reflecting the status of Los Angeles as a global city, USC has the most number of international students of any university in the United States.{{GFDL}} | |
| - | '''Kenneth Price''' (February 16, 1935 - February 24, 2012) was an American ceramic artist and printmaker who was born in Los Angeles, California in 1935. He studied at the [[Chouinard Art Institute]] in Los Angeles, before receiving his BFA degree from the [[University of Southern California]] in 1956. He continued his studies at [[Chouinard Art Institute]] in 1957 and received an MFA degree from [[New York State College of Ceramics]] at [[Alfred University]] in 1959. Kenneth Price studied ceramics with [[Peter Voulkos]] and was awarded a Tamarind Fellowship. | + | |
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| - | He is best known for his abstract shapes constructed from fired clay. Typically, they are not glazed, but intricately painted with multiple layers of bright acrylic paint and then sanded down to reveal the colors beneath. Ken Price lived and worked in [[Venice, California]] and [[Taos, New Mexico]]. He is represented by the [[Matthew Marks Gallery]], New York and [[Xavier Hufkens]], Brussels. | + | |
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The University of Southern California (USC) is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university. USC's prominence has closely paralleled the growth of Los Angeles, and the university historically has educated a large number of the city's business leaders and professionals. In recent decades, the university has also leveraged its location in Los Angeles to establish relationships with research institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim. Reflecting the status of Los Angeles as a global city, USC has the most number of international students of any university in the United States.
