Artist
Akio Takamori (Japanese, 1950–2017)Japanese, 1950–2017
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Portrait of Mr. W
Date1986
PlaceHelena, Montana, United States
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 24 × 17 × 6 1/2 in. (61 × 43.2 × 16.5 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2007.1079
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 HistoryEsther Saks Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, 1986.
"Drawn to the Surface: Artists in Clay and Glass," Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, 12 September 1987 - 11 October 1987.
"Between the Clouds of Memory: Akio Takamori- A Mid-Career Survey," Ceramic Research Center, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 5 September 2005 - 14 January 2006; The Art Gym, Marylhurst University, Marylhurst, Oregon, 7 March - 3 May 2006; Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, Washington, 27 May - 8 October 2006; Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin, 29 October 2006 - 18 March 2007.
"The Scholar's Eye: Contemporary Ceramics from the Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 16 May - 1 September 2008.
"Shifting Paradigms in Contemporary Ceramics: The Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 4 March - 3 June, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed on the backside: "Akio"
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Eva Zeisel
designed c. 1942–43, made c. 1949 - 1972
Porcelain
2021.573.1-.8
Theodore R. Davis
1879
Porcelain, enamel, and gilding
2024.2