The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 15, 2025

Cat

1964

Doris Hall

(American, 1907–2001)
America, Ohio, Cleveland
Enamel on copper
63.5 x 40 cm (25 x 15 3/4 in.)
Gift of the Enamel Arts Foundation 2022.268
Location: Not on view

Description

Doris Hall was born in Lakewood, Ohio, and studied printmaking at the Cleveland Institute of Art. In the 1940s she began experimenting with enamel sculptures. She frequently collaborated with her husband, the artist Kalman Kubinyi, on the design and construction of her pieces. Kubinyi typically hammered out the metal forms, in this case a copper cat, and Hall decorated them with intricate designs, firing the forms in her home kiln. A talented colorist, Hall was intrigued by the medium’s varied palette and its ability to create visual depth through layers of opaque and transparent enamels.
  • 2022
    Enamel Arts Foundation, Los Angeles, CA, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    2022–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Contemporary Art Rotation – Fall 2023. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 20, 2023-April 7, 2024).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2022.268