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Greetings from Mexico, or Souvenirs from the Border

Greetings from Mexico, or Souvenirs from the Border

© Kerianne Quick

Greetings from Mexico, or Souvenirs from the Border
Greetings from Mexico, or Souvenirs from the Border
ArtistAmerican, born 1977
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Greetings from Mexico, or Souvenirs from the Border
Date2013
Made inKingston, New York, United States
MediumSteel, stainless steel, rubber, and leather
Dimensions27 1/2 × 10 × 10 in. (69.9 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike Holmes
Object number2014.838.A-.LL
Not on view

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ProvenanceArtist to the traveling exhibition, La Frontera, organized by Velvet da Vinci gallery. Exhibited at Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City (June 6 – July 28, 2013); Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco (August 14 – September 15, 2013); Indiana University Kokomo, Art Gallery, Kokomo (January 22 – March 1, 2014); Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston (May 30 – September 7, 2014). Given by Mike Holmes of Velvet da Vinci.
Exhibition History"La Frontera: a Look at the Border between Mexico and the United States," Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City, June 6–July 28, 2013; Velvet da Vinci, San Francisco, August 14–September 15, 2013; Indiana University Kokomo, Art Gallery, Kokomo, January 22–March 1, 2014; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, Houston, May 30–September 7, 2014.
Published References González, Rita. Border Art Biennial 2010 =: Bienal Fronteriza De Arte 2010. El Paso, TX: El Paso Museum of Art, 2010. Lazard, Lorena. La Frontera: An Exhibition of Contemporary Jewelry : a Look at the Border between Mexico and the United States = Exposición De Joyería Contemporánea : Un Enfoque En La Frontera Entre México Y Estados Unidos. , 2014. Wiggers, Namita. “Kerianne Quick’s Fob: One on One n°6.” Art Jewelry Forum, <www.artjewelryforum.org>. July 2, 2014. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Incised on the verso of each fob:
.A) 11A1[artist's mark]
.B) 1C3 [artist's mark]
.C) 11B3 [artist's mark]
.D) 11C1 [artist's mark]
.E) 1C4 [artist's mark]
.F) 1E1 [artist's mark]
.G) 1B3 [artist's mark]
.H) 1D1 [artist's mark]
.I) 1B1 [artist's mark]
.J) 1F [artist's mark] 2
.K) 1B4 [artist's mark]
.L) 1F1 [artist's mark]
.M) 1A6 [artist's mark]
.N) 1A2 [artist's mark]
.O)11A5 [artist's mark]
.P) 11B1 [artist's mark]
.Q) 11A7 [artist's mark]
.R) 1C1 [artist's mark]
.S) 11A3 [artist's mark]
.T) 1A5 [artist's mark]
.U) 11B4 [artist's mark]
.V) 1E3 [artist's mark]
.W) 1C2 [artist's mark]
.X) 1B5 [artist's mark]
.Y) 1E2 [artist's mark]
.Z) 1A3 [artist's mark]
.AA) 1A4 [artist's mark]
.BB) 11A4 [artist's mark]
.CC) 11B2 [artist's mark]
.DD) 1A7 [artist's mark]
.EE) 1B2 [artist's mark]
.FF) 11A2 [artist's mark]
.GG) 11A8 [artist's mark]
.HH) 1A1 [artist's mark]
.II) 11A6 [artist's mark]
.JJ) 1E4 [artist's mark]
.KK) 1D2 [artist's mark]

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