Artist
Lucian Octavius Pompilli(American, born 1942)American, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mare Te Ave
Date1973
Made inDavis, California, United States
MediumPorcelain, sand, glass, and wood
Dimensions21 13/16 × 18 5/16 × 16 5/8 in. (55.4 × 46.5 × 42.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Caren Forbes, courtesy of Helen Drutt: Philadelphia
Object number2003.265.A,.B
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
"The Passionate Adventure of the Real: Collage, Assemblage, and the Object in 20th Century Art" at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 10/18/2003-2/8/2004.
"Poetics of Clay: An International Perspective", Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Feb. 14 - May 4, 2003.
"Three Decades of West Coast Ceramics, 1956–1986," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 23 February - 30 June, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Etched on three inside panels of glass case: "Mare", "Te", "Ave"
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