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Conquistador, from the series Reclamation

Conquistador, from the series Reclamation

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Michael Lucero

Artist/Maker
Michael Lucero
(American, b. 1953)
Title
Conquistador, from the series Reclamation
Date
1995
Material & Process
Wheel-thrown white earthenware, glazes, and cement
Dimensions
42 x 20 x 10 in. overall
Credit
Gift of Stephen and Pamela Hootkin
Inventory No.
2017.7.11a-c
Classification
Sculpture
Location
United States

Related

3 May 1995, sold by David Beitzel Gallery (New York, NY) to Stephen and Pamela Hootkin (New York, NY); 25 July 2014, deposited on long-term loan to the Chazen Museum of Art; 19 May 2017, gifted to the Chazen Museum of Art

  • Leach, Mark Richard and Barbara J. Bloemink. "Michael Lucero: Sculpture 1976-1995." New York: Hudson Hills Press and The Mint Museum of Art, 1996. p. 140
  • Chazen Museum of Art. "The Human Condition: The Stephen and Pamela Hootkin Collection." exh. cat. Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2014. pp. 28, 99
  • Ratcliff, Carter. "Chimeras of Clay." Art in America, Vol. 85 Issue 6 (June 1997): 92-97. p. 96
  • Shao, Ting Ju. "Molding the World: Ceramic Figures of International Ceramicists." Taipei, Taiwan: Yishujia, 2018. p. 219
  • Vigna, Lena. "Provocative Clay." Sheboygan, WI: John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 2010. pp. 23, 91

  • Human Condition: The Stephen and Pamela Hootkin Collection, The: Chazen Museum of Art, 9/5/2014–11/30/2014
  • Tale to Tell, A: Contemporary Narratives in Clay: John Michael Kohler Arts Center, 5/15/2005–9/4/2005
  • Michael Lucero Sculpture 1976-1995: Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC, 3/16/1996–11/30/2014

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