Richard Marquis
Lumpyware Sphere

ArtistAmerican, born 1945
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Lumpyware Sphere
Date1998
PlaceUnited States
MediumMixed media
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 × 19 3/4 × 5 1/8 in. (39.4 × 50.2 × 13 cm)
Credit LineGift of Curtis B. Wolff
Object number2006.1352
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance[Dorothy Weiss Gallery, San Francisco]; purchased by Curtis B. Wolff, 2000; given to MFAH, 2006.
Exhibition History"Hot Glass: Cool Collections," Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, December 13, 2008–March 15, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso lower center: " "Lumpyware Sphere Sample Box / with Bear Encounter Puzzle" / © 1998 / [signature]"
Marked in pencil on verso lower center: "Marquis"

Marked on Wilson baseball, top shelf: "Marquis"
Five 2 cent stamps and paper label "GRANULAE" on backboard.

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