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Bench
Eric O'Leary (American, born in 1949)
1998
Object Place: Meriden, New Hampshire, United States
Medium/Technique
High-fired stoneware
Dimensions
Overall: 47 x 38.1 x 101.9 cm (18 1/2 x 15 x 40 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Shin and Maho Abe
Accession Number1999.62
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsFurniture – Seating and beds
DescriptionCeramic bench with slightly curved top and rectangular base. The base runs to the floor and the appearance of legs is created by the negative arched space on each side of the base. The gray glaze of the base is pumped on and colors were applied with a brush. The kudu gray seat contains bold color combinations of Chinese copper red, cobalt blue and accents in iron and ochre.
ProvenanceDisplayed at Bader Gallery, Washington, D.C.; Purchased from the artist by Shin and Maho Abe, Concord, MA; 1999, given to the MFA by Shin and Maho Abe (Accession date: March 24, 2016)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.