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Family Totem

Family Totem

 
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Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
Family Totem
Department
Modern
Maker(s)
Willson, Robert ((American, 1912-2000)), Artist
Barbini, Alfredo ((Italian, 1912-2007)), Assistant
Vetreria Alfredo Barbini, Studio
Place Made: 
Italy, Murano
Date: 
1976
Color
Colorless, Transparent Red, Blue, Turquoise
AAT
colorless
AAT
blue
Technique
hot-worked
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 39.7 cm, W: 16 cm, D: 14.5 cm
Accession Number: 
2001.3.20
Credit Line: 
Gift of Margaret Pace Willson
Location: 
On Display
Description
Colorless, transparent red, blue, turquoise, opaque white and translucent dark amethyst glass; hot-worked. Rectangular shape sculpture with internal decoration of four square heads stacked in a single column.
Label Text
Since hot glass facilities were unavailable to artists unless they had access to a factory, the Texan sculptor and studio glass pioneer Robert Willson traveled to Venice to realize his ideas. Working with some of the most accomplished glass masters in the world, Willson made solid glass sculptures that reflected his love for ancient and tribal art and the landscape of the American Southwest.
Inscription
Robert Willson - Murano, Italy / A. Barbini / 1976
Provenance
Willson, Margaret Pace, Source to 2001

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Exhibitions

Robert Willson: A Texan in Venice
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2003-05-15 through 2003-11-09

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