Patti Warashina
Metamorphosis of a Car Kiln

Metamorphosis of a Car Kiln
Metamorphosis of a Car Kiln
Metamorphosis of a Car Kiln
ArtistAmerican, born 1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Metamorphosis of a Car Kiln
Date1971
MediumEarthenware, acrylic, leather, and wood
Dimensions18 11/16 × 36 × 22 1/16 in. (47.5 × 91.5 × 56 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Sara and Bill Morgan in memory of Clint Willour and in honor of Cindi Strauss; the GRITS Foundation; Nina Zilkha; the Decorative Arts Endowment Fund; Cecily Horton; and Joan Morgenstern
Object number2021.549.A,.B
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 206
On view

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ProvenanceThe artist; Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection, Lancaster, PA , 1978; puchased by MFAH, 2021.
Exhibition History"The Collector," Museum of Contemporary Crafts, New York, 1972.

"Masters Exhibition," Super Mud Conference, Pennsylvania State University, State College, 1978.

"Ceramics in the Pacific Northwest," Modern Art Pavilion, Seattle, 1979.

"Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection: A Selection of Contemporary American Crafts," Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, 1980.

"Poetics of Clay: An International Perspective," Philadelphia Art Alliance, 2001; Museum of Art and Design, Helsinki, 2002; Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, 2003.

"Funk You Too! Humor and Irreverence in Ceramic Sculpture," Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY, March 22 - August 27, 2023.
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