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The Count of Crumbs with a Chocolate Tongue
Sculpture

1973
17 x 18 x 18 in. (43.18 x 45.72 x 45.72 cm)

David Gilhooly (aka David James Gilhooly) (Auburn, California, 1943 - 2013, Newport, Oregon)

Object Type: Sculpture
Medium and Support: Glazed ceramic
Credit Line: Anonymous Gift
Accession Number: 2000.25

Exhibition

Nuts and Who's: A Candy Store Sampler, August 11, 2023 – February 25, 2024, Gibson Family Gallery and Plaza Gallery, San José Museum of Art.

Tales from the Kiln: Contemporary Ceramics, September 1, 2005 – July 9, 2006, New Wing, Second Floor, North Gallery, San José Museum of Art.

Collecting Our Thoughts: The Community Responds to Art in the Permanent Collection, June 23, 2001 - September 23, 2001, New Wing, Metro A, Skylight and South Galleries, Second Floor, San José Museum of Art.

SJMA Label Text


Tales from the Kiln: Contemporary Ceramics (2005-2006)

According to David Gilhooly, The Count of Crumbs with a Chocolate Tongue is “a frogomorphic pile of crumbs that was the patron of donut and pastry shops in his (imaginary) FrogWorld.”

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  • Sculpture Dimensions: 17 x 18 x 18 in. (43.18 x 45.72 x 45.72 cm)

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