Artist
Virgil Ortiz(Cochiti, born 1969)Cochiti, born 1969
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Untitled
Date2004
MediumCochiti red clay
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/16 × 11 1/2 in. (23.3 × 29.2 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2007.998
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
Exposé
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"One Person Exhibition," Garth Clark Gallery, New York, 2004.
"Free Spirit: The New Native American Potter," Stedelijk Museum s'Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, 2006.
"Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 4–June 3, 2012.
"The Geometric Landscape: Selections from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 24, 2019–January 5, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Painted on underside: "VIRGIL / ORTIZ / COCHITI / PUEBLO", illegible signature or drawing, and "04"
"VIRGIL ORTIZ" painted on underside
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Virgil Marti
2005
Epoxy resin, steel, electrical wiring, half-chrome lightbulbs, cable, and macramé cord
2023.623
