Catherine "Tinka" Tarver
(American/Texas/San Antonio, b. 1932)

"Three Pillars"

three wood and mixed media sculptures
from the "Reunion" series, two signed and titled on bottom. Together with the original receipt from the artist.
83" x 9-1/4" to 88" x 10-3/4"

Provenance: Purchased directly from the artist, 1995; Estate of Carolyn G. Fay, Houston, Texas.

Notes: A native of San Antonio, Texas, Tarver attended the University of Texas at Austin before returning to her hometown. In the 1990s, she began a series of monumental painted wood pillars. Incorporating various media, including metal, these sculptures were meant to be arranged in groups of three or more to form an imposing totemic phalanx.

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