Peter Voulkos popular name of Panagiotis Voulkos, was an American

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 artist of Greek

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 descent. He is known for his Abstract Expressionist ceramic sculptures, which crossed the traditional divide between ceramic crafts and fine art

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Born as Panagiotis Harry Voulkos, the third of five children to Greek

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 immigrant parents Aristovoulos I. Voulkopoulos, anglicized and shortened to Harry (Aris) John Voulkos and Effrosyni (Efrosine) Peter Voulalas, in Bozeman, Montana

Bozeman, Montana

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