Viola Frey
Western Civilization (Clown Care)
1997
Medium
ceramic and glazes
Dimensions
31 1/4 x 24 x 14 1/2 inches (79.38 x 60.96 x 36.83 cm)
Inventory Number
VF-5451CS
Credit Line
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, The Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, 2010.2067.a,.b
Exhibition History
- 2014 Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Houston, TX (catalogue); also traveled to Mint Museum, Charlotte, NC; Canton Museum of Art, Canton, OH
Bibliography
- 2015 “BEYOND CRAFT Exhibition to Open 8/27 at Canton Museum of Art.” BroadwayWorld.com. August 19, 2015. http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwart/article/BEYOND-CRAFT-Exhibition-to-Open-827-at-Canton-Museum-of-Art-20150819
- 2014 Strauss, Cindi, Janet Koplos, and Susie J. Silbert. Beyond Craft: Decorative Arts from the Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection. Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2014.
- 2014 “Extensive Collection of Post- World War II Decorative Arts on View for the First time at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 2014.” Museum of Fine Arts Houston News Release. Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, January, 2014.
- 1997 “Catching a Shimmer.” A Benefit of the Big Apple Circus Clown Care Unit. New York: Nancy Hoffman Gallery.