Artist
Jack Earl(American, 1934–2023)American, 1934–2023
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Bird in the Dream Tree Man Myth
Date1992
PlaceUnited States
MediumPorcelain with electronic music box
DimensionsOverall: 24 1/4 × 8 3/4 × 6 1/4 in. (61.6 × 22.2 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2010.2059
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 313
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Painted in black, on the back of the collared shirt: "BiRD iN The DREAM TREE MAN"
Each word raised on an individual clay rectangle, on the back of the collared shirt base: "JACK" (backwards "K") "EARL" "OHIO" "USA" "1992" (backwards)
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William Kentridge
2020
Single channel video with stereo audio, edition 5/9 + 3 AP
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