Vik Muniz
"Medusa" Plate

"Medusa" Plate

© Vik Muniz / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

"Medusa" Plate
"Medusa" Plate
ArtistBrazilian, born 1961
ManufacturerFrench, established 1900
CultureBrazilian
Titles
  • "Medusa" Plate
Date1999
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 3/4 × 12 1/2 × 12 1/2in. (1.9 × 31.8 × 31.8cm)
Credit LineGift of Anne Wilkes Tucker
Object number2000.62
Not on view

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Object Type
ProvenanceConmmissioned by the Peter Norton Family Foundation, Santa Monica, CA, 1999; gift to MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
#65
Printed on the underside:
"PETER NORTON FAMILY CHRISTMAS PROJECT / by VIK MUNIZ / MADE BY BERNARDAUD IN LIMOGES, FRANCE / Lead-free Dishwasher safe"
"65"

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