Artist
David Gilhooly(American, 1943–2013)American, 1943–2013
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Miracle of Production
Date1973
PlaceUnited States
MediumEarthenware
DimensionsOverall: 13 5/8 × 13 5/8 × 30 in. (34.6 × 34.6 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2010.2071.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Ceramic Sculpture: Six Artists," Whitney Museum of Art, New York, December 9, 1981–February 7, 1982; San Francisco Museum of Art, April 8–June 27, 1982.
"Three Decades of West Coast Ceramics, 1956–1986," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–June 30, 2013.
"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
In the decoration on the white arch on the packages of food: "FROGMAN" painted 11 times
Inscribed in the clay below the feet: "GILHOOLY / '73"
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