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Beatrice Wood
A Life Embracing Avant-Garde and Earthly Delights Beatrice Wood, a name synonymous with both the rebellious spirit of Dada and the luminous allure of lusterware ceramics, lived an extraordinarily long and vibrant life that spanned over a century. Born in San Francisco in 1893 to affluent socialites, her path diverged dramatically from the expectations of her upbringing. The 1906 earthquake prompted a relocation to New York City, but it
was a journey to Paris in 1911 that truly ignited Wood’s artistic awakening. Immersing herself in the city's cultural landscape, she studied acting at the Comédie-Française and honed her visual skills at the Académie Julian, absorbing the burgeoning currents of European modernism. This period wasn’t merely about acquiring technique; it was a formative experience that instilled within her a lifelong dedication to artistic expression an…