Michael Peterson
Coastal Objects

Coastal Objects

© Michael J. Peterson

Coastal Objects
Coastal Objects
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Coastal Objects
Date2002
MediumLocust wood burl
DimensionsOverall: 16 3/4 × 17 × 9 in. (42.5 × 43.2 × 22.9 cm)
Overall (.A): 15 1/8 × 10 1/8 × 6 1/8 in. (38.4 × 25.7 × 15.6 cm)
Overall (.B): 3 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (8.9 × 11.4 × 11.4 cm)
Overall (.C): 2 1/2 × 17 × 9 in. (6.4 × 43.2 × 22.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jane and Arthur Mason
Object number2012.594.A-.C
Non exposé

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Object Type
Provenance[Del Mano Gallery, Los Angeles, October 24, 2006]; acquired by Jane and Arthur Mason, Washington, D.C.; given to MFAH, 2012.
Exhibition HistoryCollectors of Wood Art Annual Exhibition, SOFA Chicago, November 2002.

Michael Peterson: Evolution/Revolution, Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, Washington; Arkansas Art Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; Center for Wood Art, Philadelphia, 2009-2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Two white stickers on bottom of metal base, handwritten: "MP.145-C / $4200" and "Base 4 2pc / Locust / Burl"

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