Kukuli Velarde
Atragantada

Atragantada

© Kukuli Velarde

Atragantada
Atragantada
ArtistAmerican, born Peru, 1962
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Atragantada
  • from the series Isichapuitu
Date1997–2001
MediumCeramic
DimensionsOverall: 21 × 16 1/2 × 13 5/8 in. (53.3 × 41.9 × 34.6 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2007.1091
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 309
On view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Garth Clark Gallery]; purchased by MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Kukuli Velarde: Cantaros de Vida," John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 2002.

"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
No apparent signature
Label on underside with stamps: "INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE / CULTURA - PERU / PERMISO DE EXPORTACION / AUTORIZADO / 16 ABR. 2001"

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