Artist
Edward S. Eberle (American, born 1944)American, born 1944
PrinterPrinted by
Robert Beckman (American, born 1958)American, born 1958
PrinterPrinted by
Ian Short (American, born England, 1936)American, born England, 1936
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Phenomenology of Ten Vessels
Date1997–1999
PlacePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
MediumPorcelain and screenprints with inkwash and graphite on paper
DimensionsMortar (.AA): 5 × 12 × 12 in. (12.7 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm)
Pestle (.AB): 3 1/4 × 9 5/16 × 3 1/8 in. (8.3 × 23.7 × 7.9 cm)
Acid (.B): 25 × 16 1/2 × 16 1/2 in. (63.5 × 41.9 × 41.9 cm)
Urine (.C): 24 × 16 × 16 in. (61 × 40.6 × 40.6 cm)
Ether (.D): 23 1/2 × 15 × 15 in. (59.7 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Carbon (.E): 25 1/2 × 15 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (64.8 × 40 × 37.5 cm)
Lead (.F): 24 1/2 × 16 × 16 in. (62.2 × 40.6 × 40.6 cm)
H2O (.G): 9 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (23.5 × 31.1 × 31.1 cm)
Brine (.H): 32 1/8 × 22 in. (81.6 × 55.9 cm)
Ether (.I): 32 1/8 × 22 in. (81.6 × 55.9 cm)
Carbon (.J): 32 1/8 × 22 in. (81.6 × 55.9 cm)
Acid (.K): 32 1/8 × 22 in. (81.6 × 55.9 cm)
Sulphur (.L): 32 1/8 × 22 in. (81.6 × 55.9 cm)
Pestle (.AB): 3 1/4 × 9 5/16 × 3 1/8 in. (8.3 × 23.7 × 7.9 cm)
Acid (.B): 25 × 16 1/2 × 16 1/2 in. (63.5 × 41.9 × 41.9 cm)
Urine (.C): 24 × 16 × 16 in. (61 × 40.6 × 40.6 cm)
Ether (.D): 23 1/2 × 15 × 15 in. (59.7 × 38.1 × 38.1 cm)
Carbon (.E): 25 1/2 × 15 3/4 × 14 3/4 in. (64.8 × 40 × 37.5 cm)
Lead (.F): 24 1/2 × 16 × 16 in. (62.2 × 40.6 × 40.6 cm)
H2O (.G): 9 1/4 × 12 1/4 × 12 1/4 in. (23.5 × 31.1 × 31.1 cm)
Brine (.H): 32 1/8 × 22 in. (81.6 × 55.9 cm)
Ether (.I): 32 1/8 × 22 in. (81.6 × 55.9 cm)
Carbon (.J): 32 1/8 × 22 in. (81.6 × 55.9 cm)
Acid (.K): 32 1/8 × 22 in. (81.6 × 55.9 cm)
Sulphur (.L): 32 1/8 × 22 in. (81.6 × 55.9 cm)
Credit LineGarth Clark and Mark Del Vecchio Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2007.839.A-.L
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignSpecial Collections
Object Type
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: Perimeter Gallery, Chicago, 1999.
"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
Marked in black on .A: "E • S • EBERLE / 1998 / 9905 / MORTAR / for the / "THE PHENOMENOLOGY / OF TEN VESSELS" "
Etched on .B: "EE99 / 9910"
Etched on .B: "EE99 / 9910"
Signed in black on underside of .A: "E • S • EBERLE / 1998"
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