Adrian Saxe
Myxococcus Jamboree

Myxococcus Jamboree

© Adrian Saxe

Myxococcus Jamboree
Myxococcus Jamboree
ArtistAmerican, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Myxococcus Jamboree
Date2001
PlaceUnited States
MediumPorcelain and raku
DimensionsOverall: 29 × 11 × 9 3/4 in. (73.7 × 27.9 × 24.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2010.2129.A,.B
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view

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Object Type
Provenance[American Hand Gallery, Washington, D.C.]; Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle; purchased by MFAH, 2010.
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.

"The Marzio Years: Transforming the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 1982–2010," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 25, 2020–January 10, 2021.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black on a sticker, inside of the lid (.B): "ASC # / 2003-101"
Inscribed in the clay, inside of the base: "SAXE"

Inscribed in the clay, on the edge of the base: "SAXE"
Stamped on the edge of the underside of the base (.A): "SAXE 2001"

Stamped on the side of the base (.A): "SAXE / 2001"

Stamped in black, on the lip at the opening of the vase (.A): "57"

Stamped on the interior rim of the lid (.B): "57"



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