Artist
Patti Warashina(American, born 1940)American, born 1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Metamorphosis of a Car Kiln
Date1971
MediumEarthenware, acrylic, leather, and wood
Dimensions18 11/16 × 36 × 22 1/16 in. (47.5 × 91.5 × 56 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Sara and Bill Morgan in memory of Clint Willour and in honor of Cindi Strauss; the GRITS Foundation; Nina Zilkha; the Decorative Arts Endowment Fund; Cecily Horton; and Joan Morgenstern
Object number2021.549.A,.B
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
Exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
Exhibition History"The Collector," Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, 1972.
"Masters Exhibition," Super Mud Conference, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1978.
"Ceramics in the Pacific Northwest," Modern Art Pavilion, Seattle, 1979.
"Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection: A Selection of Contemporary American Crafts," Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, 1980.
"Poetics of Clay: An International Perspective," Philadelphia Art Alliance, 2001; Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2002; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 2003.
"Funk You Too! Humor and Irreverence in Ceramic Sculpture," Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY, March 22 - August 27, 2023.
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Tom Patti
1982–1984
Paper, colored pencil, graphite, gelatin silver prints, newsprint, and vinyl portfolio
2023.267.A-.D
Wieki Somers
Designed 2003, made 2005
Porcelain, muskrat fur, stainless steel, and leather
2007.1064.A-.C
