Artist
Adrian Saxe (American, born 1943)American, born 1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Untitled Covered Jar on Stand with Antelope Finial (Sacred Heart)
Date1984
MediumPorcelain, raku, and stoneware
DimensionsOverall: 26 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (67.3 × 26.7 × 14 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2007.1044.A-.C
Not 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 1985
"The Clay Art of Adrian Saxe," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, November 11, 1993 - January 30, 1994; Museum of Contemporary Ceramic Art, Shigaraki Ceramic Cultural Park, Japan, March 20, 1994 - June 5, 1994; The Newark Museum, July 14, 1994 - October 23, 1994.
"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
Incised on the underside of the jar(A) and base(C): "SAXE" (underlined)
Impressed stamp on the underside of .A: "SAXE" "1984" "[rectangle with two diamonds inside of it]"
Impressed stamp on the heart on both sides of .A: "?"
Impressed stamp on the underside of the lid (.B): "70"
Impressed stamp on the underside of .C: "SAXE" "1984"
Impressed stamp on the heart on both sides of .A: "?"
Impressed stamp on the underside of the lid (.B): "70"
Impressed stamp on the underside of .C: "SAXE" "1984"
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