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Altar Bowl with Weapon Artifact #2
199535 x 35 x 23 in. (88.9 x 88.9 x 58.4 cm)
Richard Hirsch
United States
Object Type:
Sculpture
Medium and Support:
Raku-fired earthenware with low-fired glazes and lacquers
Credit Line:
Purchased by the friends and family of Robert W. and Judith-Ellen Brown
Accession Number:
1996.32
Location: Not currently on view
For three decades a professor at RIT’s School for American Crafts, Richard Hirsch is one of the acknowledged masters of contemporary ceramic art. His own collection of Asian ritual containers and stone tools inspired the series from which this piece comes. The forms hint at ritual sacrifice or other kinds of human ceremonies, while the surfaces allude to ancient weathered stone and bronze.
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
[Label text from It Came From the Vault exhibition, 2013]
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Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:
- It Came from the Vault: Rarely Seen Works from MAG's Collection 3/17/2013 - 6/9/2013
Bibliography
This object has the following bibliographic references:
- Article Title: MAG Collects. Article Scope: Article and reproduction. MAGazine. Rochester, NY: Memorial Art Gallery Issue Date: January-February 1999. Page Number: 3
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It Came from the Vault exhibition catalogue
Entry for this artwork in the It Came from the Vault exhibition catalogue. The exhibition ran from March 17-June 9, 2013