Artist
Matt Nolen(American, born 1960)American, born 1960
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Texas Tea
Date1992
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 12 × 10 1/8 × 5 3/8 in. (30.5 × 25.7 × 13.7 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2007.990.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"One Person Exhibition", Garth Clark Gallery, Los Angeles 1994
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Numerous inscriptions on the lid and body: "THE OIL CHIC", "THE OIL SHIEK", "AN OIL WELL", "THE REFINERY", "PIPELINE", "OIL MOVES BY TANKER", "OPEC", "LEVEL"...
Incised on the underside: "NOLEN"
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