Artist
Richard T. NotkinAmerican, born 1948
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Pre-Columbian Altar Ego
Date1980
PlaceMyrtle Point, Oregon, United States
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 10 3/4 × 9 × 8 7/8 in. (27.3 × 22.9 × 22.5 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2007.993
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition History"Richard Notkin," Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 1980.
"Richard Notkin," Renshaw Gallery, Linfield College, McMinnville, Oregon, 1980.
Governor's Ceremonial Office, Oregon State Capitol, Salem, Oregon, 1982.
"Echoes: Historical References in Contemporary Ceramics," Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, 1983.
"Ronna Neuenschwander and Richard T. Notkin," Hoffman Gallery, Oregon School of Arts and Crafts, Portland, 1983.
"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
Inscribed in ink on the underside: "(signature) 1980 / "PRE-COLUMBIAN ALTAR-EGO" "
Inscribed in ink on sticker, underside: "53-1983 / R. NOTKIN / G CLARK GALL"
Inscribed in ink on sticker, underside: "53-1983 / R. NOTKIN / G CLARK GALL"
Signed in ink on the underside: "Richard T. Notkin 1980"
Paper stickers on the underside:
"NNN 104" (typed)
"GARTH CLARK GALLERY / LOS ANGELES / # 10677" (printed)
"NNN 104" (typed)
"GARTH CLARK GALLERY / LOS ANGELES / # 10677" (printed)
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Richard T. Notkin
1979
Porcelain
2007.994
