Ron Nagle
The Puddle of Love

The Puddle of Love

© Ron Nagle

The Puddle of Love
The Puddle of Love
ArtistAmerican, born 1939
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Puddle of Love
  • from the series Snuff Bottles
Date2003
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 5 1/2 × 7 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (14 × 19.1 × 19.1 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, museum purchase funded by the Schissler Foundation
Object number2007.981
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 313
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ProvenanceThe artist; [Garth Clark Gallery]; purchased by MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Ron Nagle," Garth Clark Gallery, New York, October 7–November 1, 2003.

"Clay Menagerie: Ceramic Animals in Modern and Contemporary Art," The Art Show, The Armory, New York, February 24–February 28, 2005.

"Electric Mud," Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, University of Houston, January 17–March 28, 2009.

"Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 4–June 3, 2012.
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