Tom Patti
Solar Riser

Solar Riser

© Tom Patti

Solar Riser
Solar Riser
ArtistAmerican, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Solar Riser
Date1979
PlaceUnited States
MediumGlass
Dimensions4 7/8 × 5 3/8 × 3 3/16in. (12.4 × 13.7 × 8.1cm)
Credit LineGift of Mary M. Rollins
Object number91.2014
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"The Twentieth Century: Decorative Arts from the Permanent Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 30, 1995–February 18, 1996.

"Contemporary Craft in the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 27–August 13, 2001.

"Eighth Annual International Exposition of Sculpture Objects & Functional Art," Seventh Regiment Armory, New York, June 2–5, 2005.

"Color into Light: Selections from the MFAH Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 13, 2008–March 22, 2009.

"Optical Illusions: Selections from the Museum's Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January 16–July 14, 2019.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
On the lower right: "Patti 1979".

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