Mika Seeger is an American ceramic artist. Although not primarily a musical artist, she did record a definitive version of " Great Green Gobs of Greasy, Grimy Gopher Guts". She is the daughter of filmmaker Toshi Seeger and

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, a legendary American folk musician. Seeger achieved some prominence in 1968 when she was arrested for involvement in anti-police demonstrations in

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in July 1968. She rejected legal assistance from the U.S. Embassy, electing to retain local counsel. Mexico expelled Seeger from Mexico at the end of the year.

Ceramic murals

Mika's ceramic murals were often created with other artists, including local school children. *

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Mural in Chester Barrow School 1994, ''Country & City"'' 1997 * Beacon, New York ''Under River'' 1990–92, ''Common Clay'' 1991–92 *

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''Animal Alphabet'' 1994, ''A Walk Through Tiverton'' 1996–97 *

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''Under Creatures'' 1996, ''Friendship'' 1997 *

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2007 * Friends Academy, North Dartmouth, Massachusetts 2012-14

Personal life

Seeger is married to Joe Bossom, with whom she has two children. She had one child, Tao Rodríguez-Seeger, from her relationship with Emilio Rodríguez, a Puerto Rican filmmaker.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seeger, Mika Artists from Rhode Island Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Seeger family 21st-century American ceramists People from Tiverton, Rhode Island American artists of Japanese descent