Artist
Elsa Gramcko (Venezuelan, 1925–1994)Venezuelan, 1925–1994
CultureVenezuelan
Titles
- Grieta Subterránea
- Underground Crack
Date1963
MediumCar battery cells, metal grate, and mixed media on wood
Dimensions25 5/8 × 14 × 1 1/4 in. (65.1 × 35.6 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Luis Felipe Farías S. celebrating "Contesting Modernity"
Object number2018.485
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 205
On view
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Department
Latin American ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Contesting Modernity: Informalism in Venezuela, 1955–1975," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 28, 2018–January 21, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Verso: [illegible] / GRIETA / SUBTERRANEA [underlined] / ELSA / GRAMCKO / 1963
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