Margaret Ponce Israel
Rapunzel's Tower/Village of Cups

Rapunzel's Tower/Village of Cups

© Frank Paluch/Perimeter Gallery Representing Margaret Ponce Israel Estate

Rapunzel's Tower/Village of Cups
Rapunzel's Tower/Village of Cups
ArtistAmerican, born Cuba, 1929–1987
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Rapunzel's Tower/Village of Cups
Datec. 1968
MediumEarthenware and feather
DimensionsOverall: 14 1/2 × 11 × 11 1/2 in. (36.8 × 27.9 × 29.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dawn F. Bennett in honor of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2009.1145.A,.B
Non exposé

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Provenance[Garth Clark Gallery, New York]; acquired by Dawn F. Bennett; given to MFAH, 2009.
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