Edward S. Eberle
The Meaning of Line

The Meaning of Line

© Edward S. Eberle

The Meaning of Line
The Meaning of Line
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The Meaning of Line
Date1988
PlacePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumPorcelain
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/16 × 3 1/2 × 3 1/8 in. (8.1 × 8.9 × 7.9 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, gift of Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio
Object number2007.838
Not on view

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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; acquired by Garth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio; given to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"'Surface and Form: A Union of Polarities in Contemporary Ceramics," The National Museum of Ceramic Art, Baltimore, MD, July 10-October 10, 1989. Illustrated on p. 15.

"One Person Exhibition," Garth Clark Gallery, New York, NY, 1989

"3rd Triennial of Small Ceramics", Zagreb, Croatia, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on an orange sticker in black marker, on the underside: "6" underlined

Painted on the interior, near the top rim: "?" and mirroring it below: "[an upside-down and backwards question mark]"
Signed on the underside: "E. S. EBERLE - ON (vertical) THE MEANING OF LINE"


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