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  • We acquired this object.

1939

  • Work on this object began.

2023

2025

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Jar

This is a Jar. It was ceramist: Enclides Fonesca. It is dated 1939. Its medium is earthenware. It is a part of the Exhibitions department.


The incised geometric motifs on this jar by Fonseca were inspired by the Marajoara, a prolific ancient civilization that thrived between 400 and 1300 CE on the Marajó Island of the Amazon basin. The excavation of the site in the 1870s was a major influence on Brazilian artists and designers of the art deco and modern periods.

It is credited Everson Museum of Art, Gift of IBM Corporation.

Its dimensions are

H x diam.: 26.7 × 25.4 cm (10 1/2 in. × 10 in.)

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition A Dark, A Light, A Bright: The Designs of Dorothy Liebes.

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