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The Pursuit of Happiness, 2012-2014

In 2012, Barry and Merle Ginsburg commissioned Superior to create an all-American tribute to the founding fathers and the best of 18th century American democratic ideals. Completed in 2015, the architectural stacked porcelain commemorative sculpture uses symbols and references drawn from history and decorative arts including miniature presidential portraits, busts, The Declaration of Independence, and an apple pie.

Mara Superior, "The Pursuit of Happiness", 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20", high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20″, high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, "The Pursuit of Happiness", 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20", high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20″, high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, "The Pursuit of Happiness", 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20", high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20″, high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, "The Pursuit of Happiness", 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20", high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20″, high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, "The Pursuit of Happiness", 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20", high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20″, high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, "The Pursuit of Happiness", 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20", high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20″, high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, "The Pursuit of Happiness", 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20", high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20″, high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, "The Pursuit of Happiness", 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20", high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20″, high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, "The Pursuit of Happiness", 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20", high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
Mara Superior, “The Pursuit of Happiness”, 2012-2014, 27.5 x 25 x 20″, high-fired porcelain, ceramic oxides, underglaze, glaze, glaze, wood, gold leaf, brass, bone, paper.
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RISD MUSEUM COLLECTION

Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010, detail.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010, detail.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010, detail.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010, detail.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010, detail.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010, detail.
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Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010, detail.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010, detail.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010, detail.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010, detail.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010, detail.
Mara Superior, "Obama White House", 2010, detail.
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RACINE MUSEUM COLLECTION

Mara Superior, "A Tea Party", 1985.
Mara Superior, "A Tea Party", 1985.
Mara Superior, "A Tea House", 1988.
Mara Superior, "A Tea House", 1988.
Mara Superior, "A Dream House Teapot", 1992
Mara Superior, "A Dream House Teapot", 1992.
Mara Superior, "Enchanted Wood/ Arbor Vitae", 1993.
Mara Superior, "Enchanted Wood/ Arbor Vitae", 1993.
Mara Superior, "Afternoon Tea", 1996.
Mara Superior, "Afternoon Tea", 1996.
Mara Superior, "Italia Ti Amo Teapot", 2006.
Mara Superior, "Italia Ti Amo Teapot", 2006.
Mara Superior, "Mates for Life (A Swan's Wedding Day)", 2008.
Mara Superior, "Mates for Life (A Swan's Wedding Day)", 2008.
Mara Superior, "Spring/Tree of Life", 2015.
Mara Superior, "Spring/Tree of Life", 2015.
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Mara Superior, "A Tea Party", 1985.
Mara Superior, "A Tea Party", 1985.
Mara Superior, "A Tea House", 1988.
Mara Superior, "A Tea House", 1988.
Mara Superior, "A Dream House Teapot", 1992
Mara Superior, "A Dream House Teapot", 1992.
Mara Superior, "Enchanted Wood/ Arbor Vitae", 1993.
Mara Superior, "Enchanted Wood/ Arbor Vitae", 1993.
Mara Superior, "Afternoon Tea", 1996.
Mara Superior, "Afternoon Tea", 1996.
Mara Superior, "Italia Ti Amo Teapot", 2006.
Mara Superior, "Italia Ti Amo Teapot", 2006.
Mara Superior, "Mates for Life (A Swan's Wedding Day)", 2008.
Mara Superior, "Mates for Life (A Swan's Wedding Day)", 2008.
Mara Superior, "Spring/Tree of Life", 2015.
Mara Superior, "Spring/Tree of Life", 2015.
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MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS BOSTON

Mara Superior, "Land of the Idea", 1986
Mara Superior, "Land of the Idea", 1986
Mara Superior, "Land of the Idea", 1986, detail 1.
Mara Superior, "Land of the Idea", 1986, detail 2.
Mara Superior, "Land of the Idea", 1986, detail.
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Mara Superior, "Land of the Idea", 1986
Mara Superior, "Land of the Idea", 1986
Mara Superior, "Land of the Idea", 1986, detail 1.
Mara Superior, "Land of the Idea", 1986, detail 2.
Mara Superior, "Land of the Idea", 1986, detail.
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FULLER CRAFT MUSEUM COLLECTION

Mara Superior, "A Spring Dream Rabbit Teapot", 2008
Mara Superior, "A Spring Dream Rabbit Teapot", 2008
Mara Superior, "A Spring Dream Rabbit Teapot", 2008, detail
Mara Superior, "A Spring Dream Rabbit Teapot", 2008, detail
Mara Superior in "Tending Fires: Recent Acquisitions in Clay", at the Fuller Craft Museum, August 17, 2019 - May 3, 2020.
Mara Superior in "Tending Fires: Recent Acquisitions in Clay", at the Fuller Craft Museum, August 17, 2019 - May 3, 2020.
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Mara Superior, "A Spring Dream Rabbit Teapot", 2008
Mara Superior, "A Spring Dream Rabbit Teapot", 2008
Mara Superior, "A Spring Dream Rabbit Teapot", 2008, detail
Mara Superior, "A Spring Dream Rabbit Teapot", 2008, detail
Mara Superior in "Tending Fires: Recent Acquisitions in Clay", at the Fuller Craft Museum, August 17, 2019 - May 3, 2020.
Mara Superior in "Tending Fires: Recent Acquisitions in Clay", at the Fuller Craft Museum, August 17, 2019 - May 3, 2020.
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THE FRICK PITTSBURGH COLLECTION

Mara Superior, "Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty/A Collection", 2018.
Mara Superior, "Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty/A Collection", 2018, detail.
Mara Superior Installation in Revive Remix Respond at The Frick Pittsburgh 2017_72dpi
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Mara Superior, "Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty/A Collection", 2018.
Mara Superior, "Kangxi Period, Qing Dynasty/A Collection", 2018, detail.
Mara Superior Installation in Revive Remix Respond at The Frick Pittsburgh 2017_72dpi
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CURRIER MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTION

Mara Superior, "My New York", 2004.
Mara Superior, "My New York", 2004.
Mara Superior, "My New York", 2004
Mara Superior, "My New York", 2004.
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Mara Superior, "My New York", 2004.
Mara Superior, "My New York", 2004.
Mara Superior, "My New York", 2004
Mara Superior, "My New York", 2004.
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THE CROCKER ART MUSEUM COLLECTION

Mara Superior, "Fantasia Teapot", 2007
Mara Superior, "Fantasia Teapot", 2007
Mara Superior, "Fantasia Teapot", 2007, detail 1.
Mara Superior, "Fantasia Teapot", 2007, detail 2.
Mara Superior, "Fantasia Teapot", 2007, detail 3.
"Cool Clay: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Ceramics", Crocker Art Museum, July 21, 2019-July 19, 2020.
"Cool Clay: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Ceramics", Crocker Art Museum, July 21, 2019-July 19, 2020.
"Cool Clay: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Ceramics", Crocker Art Museum, July 21, 2019-July 19, 2020.
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Mara Superior, "Fantasia Teapot", 2007
Mara Superior, "Fantasia Teapot", 2007
Mara Superior, "Fantasia Teapot", 2007, detail 1.
Mara Superior, "Fantasia Teapot", 2007, detail 2.
Mara Superior, "Fantasia Teapot", 2007, detail 3.
"Cool Clay: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Ceramics", Crocker Art Museum, July 21, 2019-July 19, 2020.
"Cool Clay: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Ceramics", Crocker Art Museum, July 21, 2019-July 19, 2020.
"Cool Clay: Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Ceramics", Crocker Art Museum, July 21, 2019-July 19, 2020.
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ALBANY INSTITUTE OF HISTORY & ART COLLECTION

Mara Superior, "Tulipiers: A Collection of Tulipiere Vases", 2017
Mara Superior "Tulipiers: A Collection of Tulipiere Vases", 2017
 

THE CHIPSTONE FOUNDATION COLLECTION

Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009, detail.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009, detail.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009, detail.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009, detail.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009, detail.
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Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009, detail.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009, detail.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009, detail.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009, detail.
Mara Superior, "Piggy Bankers/The Great Recession of 2008", 2009, detail.
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THE CHAZEN MUSEUM OF ART

Mara Superior, "Venus of Urbino", 2018
Mara Superior, "Venus of Urbino", 2018, detail.
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Mara Superior, "Venus of Urbino", 2018
Mara Superior, "Venus of Urbino", 2018, detail.
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THE BENNINGTON MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTION

Mara Superior, "Allure a Dream House", 1996
Mara Superior, "Allure a Dream House", 1996.
Mara Superior, "Allure a Dream House", 1996, detail.
Mara Superior, "Allure a Dream House", 1996, detail.
Mara Superior, "A Landscape: A Cow", 1985
Mara Superior, "A Landscape: A Cow", 1985.
Mara Superior, "Vermont View", 2005
Mara Superior, "Vermont View", 2005, detail.
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Mara Superior, "Allure a Dream House", 1996
Mara Superior, "Allure a Dream House", 1996.
Mara Superior, "Allure a Dream House", 1996, detail.
Mara Superior, "Allure a Dream House", 1996, detail.
Mara Superior, "A Landscape: A Cow", 1985
Mara Superior, "A Landscape: A Cow", 1985.
Mara Superior, "Vermont View", 2005
Mara Superior, "Vermont View", 2005, detail.
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THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM OF ART

Mara & Roy Superior, "Sea of Plenty", 2008
Mara & Roy Superior, "Sea of Plenty", 2008, detail.
Mara & Roy Superior, "Sea of Plenty", 2008, detail.
Mara & Roy Superior, "Sea of Plenty", 2008, detail.
Mara & Roy Superior, "Sea of Plenty", 2008, detail.
Mara & Roy Superior, "Sea of Plenty", 2008, detail.
Mara Superior "The Voyeur: Une Fleur Amoureaux, A Flower In Love", 2010
Mara Superior, "A Collection: The Celadons", 2016
Mara Superior, "A Collection: The Celadons", 2016, key.
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Mara & Roy Superior, "Sea of Plenty", 2008
Mara & Roy Superior, "Sea of Plenty", 2008, detail.
Mara & Roy Superior, "Sea of Plenty", 2008, detail.
Mara & Roy Superior, "Sea of Plenty", 2008, detail.
Mara & Roy Superior, "Sea of Plenty", 2008, detail.
Mara & Roy Superior, "Sea of Plenty", 2008, detail.
Mara Superior "The Voyeur: Une Fleur Amoureaux, A Flower In Love", 2010
Mara Superior, "A Collection: The Celadons", 2016
Mara Superior, "A Collection: The Celadons", 2016, key.
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THE HOOD MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTION

Mara Superior, "America: Danger!", 2018
Mara Superior, "Angelo Da Vendemmia - Castle Vase", 2002
Mara Superior, "Angelo Da Vendemmia - Castle Vase", 2002, detail.
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Mara Superior, "America: Danger!", 2018
Mara Superior, "Angelo Da Vendemmia - Castle Vase", 2002
Mara Superior, "Angelo Da Vendemmia - Castle Vase", 2002, detail.
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THE EVERSON MUSEUM OF ART COLLECTION

Mara Superior, "A Tea Temple", 1998
Mara Superior, "A Tea Temple", 1998.
Mara Superior, "English Delftware: A Collection of Blue Dash Chargers", 2016
Mara Superior, "English Delftware: A Collection of Blue Dash Chargers", 2016, detail.
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Mara Superior, "A Tea Temple", 1998
Mara Superior, "A Tea Temple", 1998.
Mara Superior, "English Delftware: A Collection of Blue Dash Chargers", 2016
Mara Superior, "English Delftware: A Collection of Blue Dash Chargers", 2016, detail.
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