Artist
Howard Kottler(American, 1930–1989)American, 1930–1989
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Incognito
Datec. 1970
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 1 × 10 1/4 × 10 1/4 in. (2.5 × 26 × 26 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2007.903
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 313
On view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"One Person Exhibition," Garth Clark Gallery, New York, 1995.
"Look Alikes: The Decal Plates of Howard Kottler," Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington, 4 September - 12 December 2004; Evergreen House, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 19 February - 20 March 2005; Ceramic Research Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 9 September 2005 - 6 January 2006.
"Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 4 March - 3 June, 2012.
"Three Decades of West Coast Ceramics, 1956–1986," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 23 February - 30 June, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed, center underside: "HOWARD KOTTLER"
3 yellowing stickers underside: "48/2" typed; " "Incognito" -$100. " typed; "P-34" in black ink
White sticker, black ink: "COLLECTION OF / GARTH CLARK AND / MARK DEL VECCHIO"
3 yellowing stickers underside: "48/2" typed; " "Incognito" -$100. " typed; "P-34" in black ink
White sticker, black ink: "COLLECTION OF / GARTH CLARK AND / MARK DEL VECCHIO"
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