Georges Jeanclos
Kamakura

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Artist Georges JeanclosFrench, 1933–1997

CultureFrench

Titles

Kamakura

Date1995

MediumEarthenware

DimensionsOverall: 12 × 20 × 14 1/2 in. (30.5 × 50.8 × 36.8 cm)

Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio

Object number2007.889

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

Special Collections

Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection of Contemporary Ceramics

Object Type

CERAMICS

DescriptionFrench sculptor Georges Jeanclos created serene yet powerful ceramic figures that are filled with emotion and narrative associations. He is best known for his Kamakura figures, which were inspired by a shrine to stillborn children in Kamakura, Japan. Jeanclos cast the heads of the Kamakura figures from dolls. He then wrapped their bodies in protective layers of fabric. The flowing sheets of clay that comprise their dress refer to the landscapes of Zen gardens.

ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio; given to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Garth Clark Gallery, New York, 1997.

Exhibited: SOFA/NYC, 1999.

"The Scholar's Eye," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Cameron Gallery, May 16-September 1, 2008.

"Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 4 March - 3 June, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed on the proper left side: "Jeanclos / 95"

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