Incognito

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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

Object number2007.903

Not on view

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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

ProvenanceEstate of artist, Seattle; [Garth Clark Gallery]; purchased by MFAH, 2007.
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"

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