Toshiko Takaezu
Purple Moon

Purple Moon

© Mirian Takaezu

Purple Moon
Purple Moon
ArtistAmerican, 1922–2011
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Purple Moon
Datec. 1998
PlaceUnited States
MediumStoneware
DimensionsOverall: 20 1/2 × 21 in. (52.1 × 53.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, gift of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle
Object number2010.2265
Not on view

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Provenance[Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, May 1999]; Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle; given to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"Toshiko Takaezu: At Home" Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, New Jersey, 1998.

"Masters of the Medium: Honorees of the James Renwick Alliance," Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, November 20–23, 2003.

"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 red ink on a piece of tape on the underside: 69
Possible signature inscribed in clay just above base: TT [with one "T" inverted, the result looking like II, the roman numeral for 2]

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