Metamorphosis of a Car Kiln

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Artist Patti Warashina(American, born 1940)American, born 1940

CultureAmerican

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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; Cecily Horton; and Joan Morgenstern

Object number2021.549.A,.B

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Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

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CERAMICS

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.
Published References Drutt, Helen Williams. Robert L. Pfannebecker Collection: A Selection of Contemporary American Crafts. Philadelphia: Moore College of Art, 1980: cover, 70. Kingsbury, Martha. Patti Warashina: Wit and Wisdom. Sacramento, CA: American Museum of Ceramic Art, 2012: 31. Johnson, Patricia C. "Artists Take License with Clay," Houston Chronicle, March 1, 2003: 9-10D. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

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