Artist
Olga de Amaral (Colombian, born 1932)Colombian, born 1932
CultureColombian
Titles
- Tierra y Oro 2
- Earth and Gold 2
Date1986
PlaceUnited States
MediumHorsehair, linen, and gold leaf
DimensionsOverall: 40 × 70 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (101.6 × 178.4 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, gift of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle
Object number2012.520
Not 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.
"Olga de Amaral: To Weave a Rock," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 25–September 19, 2021; Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, October 30, 2021–March 27, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Label on verso: 437. / [underlined] / TIERRA Y ORO / No 2 / 1986 / OLGA DE AMA / AMARAL / Olga de Amaral [cursive]
Label on verso: Olga de Amaral / [cursive]
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Dominic Di Mare
1998
Hawthorne wood, horsehair, raw silk, cotton thread, feathers, brass, and stone
2014.285.A,.B
