Lucia DeRespinis
Custom Clock

DesignerAmerican, born 1927
ManufacturerAmerican, established 1926
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Custom Clock
Datec. 1957
MediumMetal and paint
DimensionsOverall: 42 5/8 × 42 5/8 × 5 1/2 in. (108.3 × 108.3 × 14 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation
Object number2011.463
Non exposé

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Object Type
Provenance[Wright, Chicago, September 25, 2005, Lot 113]; [FRIO Administrative Services, Inc.]; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
Exhibition History"The Spirit of Modernism: The John R. Eckel, Jr. Foundation Gift to the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, 20 August 2011 - 20 February 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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