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Light Gatherer

Designer Rudolf Staffel American
ca. 1970
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Light Gatherer
  • Designer: Rudolf Staffel (American, San Antonio, Texas 1911–2002 Alfred, New York)
  • Date: ca. 1970
  • Medium: Porcelain
  • Dimensions: 10 3/4 × 8 × 8 1/4 in., 3.5 lb. (27.3 × 20.3 × 21 cm, 1.6 kg)
  • Classification: Ceramics-Porcelain
  • Credit Line: Gift of Perry and June Ottenberg, 1997
  • Object Number: 1997.429
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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