Artist
Ralph Bacerra(American, 1938–2008)American, 1938–2008
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Platter
Date1984
MediumEarthenware
Dimensions2 1/2 × 19 in. diameter (6.4 × 48.3 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2007.761
Non exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Craft Today: Poetry of the Physical," American Craft Museum, New York, October 26, 1986–March 22, 1987; The Denver Art Museum, May 16–July 5, 1987; Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, California, August 7–October 4, 1987; Milwaukee Art Museum, February 12–April 10, 1988; J.B. Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky, May 16–July 10, 1988; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, August 9–October 2, 1988.
"Three Decades of West Coast Ceramics, 1956–1986," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–June 30, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Two stickers on underside:
Garth Clark Gallery label: "GARTH CLARK GALLERY / LOS ANGELES" with "L[?]ARB 1" in pen and "BACERRA" in pencil written on sticker
"NBA 001" on top of Gallery label, obscuring the "LARB 1" sticker
Garth Clark Gallery label: "GARTH CLARK GALLERY / LOS ANGELES" with "L[?]ARB 1" in pen and "BACERRA" in pencil written on sticker
"NBA 001" on top of Gallery label, obscuring the "LARB 1" sticker
Possible incised signature on underside.
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