John Goodheart
Orator

Orator

© John Goodheart

Orator
Orator
ArtistAmerican, born 1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Orator
Date2002
PlaceBloomington, Indiana, United States
MediumEarthenware, metal, and paint
DimensionsOverall: 25 7/8 × 8 × 8 1/8 in. (65.7 × 20.3 × 20.6 cm)
Overall (.A): 16 3/4 × 6 × 7 3/8 in. (42.5 × 15.2 × 18.7 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, museum purchase funded by J. Brian and Varina Eby, by exchange
Object number2007.873.A,.B
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; [Garth Clark Gallery]; purchased by MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History
"John Goodheart Recent Ceramics," WDO Gallery, Charlotte, North Carolina, 3 December 2002 - 18 January 2003.

"One Person Exhibition," Garth Clark Gallery, New York, 2003.

SOFA, New York, New York, Garth Clark Gallery, 2003.


Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
.A: "6 1/2" inscribed on underside
.B: Ink drawing of Orator taped on verso of metal shelf with "John Goodheart / Orator / 2002" typed below it
Box label on underside, in blue ink and typed: "John Goodheart / Bloomington, IN 47401 / 872 - 855 - 4395 / Box # 2 of 6 / contents: metal shelf for "Orator" "

No apparent signature

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