Artist
Olga de Amaral (Colombian, born 1932)Colombian, born 1932
CultureColombian
Titles
- Glyph IV
Date2002
MediumLinen, gold leaf, clay, and paint
DimensionsOverall: 11 1/4 × 52 in. (28.6 × 132.1 cm)
Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, gift of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle
Object number2008.902
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryColombian Embassy, Washington, D.C., 2004.
"Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 23–May 26, 2014; Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, September 6, 2014–February 22, 2015; Canton Museum of Art, Ohio, August 27–October 25, 2015.
"Olga de Amaral: To Weave a Rock," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, July 25–September 19, 2021; Cranbrook Art Museum, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, October 30, 2021–March 27, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Written in black ink on interior, narrow end: "Volumez / IV / [signed] / 2002"
Written in black ink on interior, wide end: "1029 'Glyph 4' / [signed]"
Written in black ink on interior, wide end: "1029 'Glyph 4' / [signed]"
Signed in black ink on interior, narrow end: "olga [indecipherable to cataloguer]
Signed in black ink on interior, wide end: "OLGA AMARAL 2002 / "Olga de Amaral [in script]"
Signed in black ink on interior, wide end: "OLGA AMARAL 2002 / "Olga de Amaral [in script]"
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