Inlaid Table (‘Mother-of-Pearl Table’) - Image 1

Inlaid Table (‘Mother-of-Pearl Table’) - Image 2

Inlaid Table (‘Mother-of-Pearl Table’) - Image 3

Inlaid Table (‘Mother-of-Pearl Table’) - Image 4

Scott Burton

Inlaid Table (‘Mother-of-Pearl Table’)

1976-1977

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Scott Burton

Scott Burton

Inlaid Table (‘Mother-of-Pearl Table’)

1976-1977

Physical Qualities Galvanized steel with inlaid mother-of-pearl, 22 1/8 x 15 1/16 x 15 1/16 in. (56.2 x 38.3 x 38.3 cm.)

Credit Line Bequest of the Artist in Honor of Brenda Richardson

Object Number 1990.86

Baltimore Museum of Art, "Scott Burton", December 7, 1986 - February 1, 1987.

Max Protetch Gallery, New York, "Scott Burton: Early Work," November 3 - December 1, 1990.

Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, Valencia, Spain, Scott Burton, April 1, 2004 - May 30, 2004.

Pulitzer Arts Foundation, "Scott Burton: Shape Shift", September 6, 2024 - February 2, 2025; Wrightwood 659, October 3, 2025 - January 31, 2026.

Brenda Richardson, "Scott Burton" (The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1986), cat. no. 9, ill. cover and p. 38, discussed pp. 39-41, catalogued p. 75.

Generalitat Valenciana, 'Scott Burton,' Valencia: Instant Valencia D'Art Modern, 2004, pp. 144, ill.

Artist

Scott Burton

1938–1988

born Greensboro, AL 1939; died New York, NY 1989

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