Mika Seeger | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Ceramic artist |
| Known for | Ceramic murals |
| Spouse | Joe Bossom |
| Children | 3, includingTao Rodriguez-Seeger |
| Parent(s) | Toshi Ohta Pete Seeger |
Mika Seeger is an American ceramic artist.[1] Although not primarily a musical artist, she did record a definitive version of "Great Green Gobs of Greasy, Grimy Gopher Guts".[2] She is the daughter of filmmakerToshi Seeger andAmerican folk musicianPete Seeger.
Seeger achieved some prominence in 1968 when she was arrested for involvement in anti-police demonstrations inMexico City in July 1968. She rejected legal assistance from the U.S. Embassy, electing to retain local counsel.[3] Mexico expelled Seeger from Mexico at the end of the year.[4]
Mika's ceramic murals were often created with other artists, including local school children.[5]
Seeger is married to artist Joe Bossom, with whom she has two children, daughters Penny (born 1993/1994) and Isabelle (born 2000/2001).[1] She had one child,Tao Rodríguez-Seeger (born 1972), from her relationship with Emilio Rodríguez, a Puerto Rican filmmaker.
[note: see descriptions of works by Mika Seeger and school children at New York-Beacon in 1990–92 and 1991–92, Rhode Island-Cranston in 1994 and 1997, Rhode Island-Tiverton in 1994 and 1996–97, and Rhode Island-Warwick in 1996 and 1997]