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Fern Green Tower

Fern Green Tower

 
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Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
Fern Green Tower
Department
Modern
Maker(s)
Chihuly, Dale ((American, b. 1941)), Artist
Place Made: 
United States, WA, Seattle
Date: 
made in 1999
reconfigured in 2013
reconfigured in 2013
Color
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green
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yellow
Technique
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glassblowing
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assembling
Material
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glass
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steel
Dimensions: 
Overall: H: 472.44 cm; Diam (max): 228.6 cm
Accession Number: 
2000.4.6
Credit Line: 
Gift of the artist
Location: 
On Display
Description
Sculpture, "Fern Green Tower." a) armature, metal; assembled. b) glass, transparent to translucent glass (shades of green, yellow green, yellow). a) two pieces: 26-inch base plate and 9-inch spiky steel pipe welded to 16-inch base plate.
Label Text
Fern Green Tower was made in 1999. At Chihuly's request, it was reconfigured by Chihuly Studio in 2013 to increase its height from 11 feet to 15 1/2 feet. The sculpture was disassembled and cleaned, and a new steel structure was put into place. The sculpture was then reassembled with 200 additional blown glass elements, making a total of 712 handmade elements that are attached to the steel structure. Fern Green Tower is one of a series of large-scale towers and chandeliers that Chihuly has produced in a constellation of colors. Exuberant in spirit and ambitious in scope, these impressive glass sculptures are housed in museums, concert halls, corporate offices, public spaces, and private residences around the world.
Provenance
Chihuly, Dale ((American, b. 1941)), Source
2000
to
2000-07-10
Chihuly, Dale ((American, b. 1941)), Source
2000
to
2000-07-10

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Publications

Escort Guide to the Galleries (2013) illustrated, p. 5; BIB# 134015
Museum News (2013) illustrated, p. 3, bottom;
Calendar of programs + events (2013) p. 4, right; BIB# 85808
Chihuly Fern Green Tower (family) (2011)BIB# 134409
Glass, Knocking at the Door of Art (2010) illustrated, p.48; BIB# 115616
Glass, Knocking at the Door of Art (2010) illustrated, p.48; BIB# 115616
The Corning Museum of Glass (2009-03) illustrated, p. 10;
The Corning Museum of Glass (2009-03) illustrated, p. 10;
If you can't grow em, make em (2008-11-08) illustrated
If you can't grow em, make em (2008-11-08) illustrated
32nd Annual Symposium 2009 (2008-11) illustrated, p. 4;
32nd Annual Symposium 2009 (2008-11) illustrated, p. 4;
The encyclopedia of modern marbles, spheres & orbs (2005) illustrated, p. 26 fig. 23; BIB# 88983
The encyclopedia of modern marbles, spheres & orbs (2005) illustrated, p. 26 fig. 23; BIB# 88983
The Curator's Match: A Symposium at the GlassWeekend 2003 in Wheaton Village/USA, part II (2004) illustrated, pp. 37-38;
The Curator's Match: A Symposium at the GlassWeekend 2003 in Wheaton Village/USA, part II (2004) illustrated, pp. 37-38;
Glass in Art, History, and Science at The Corning Museum of Glass (2003) illustrated, p. 69, no. 4;
Glass in Art, History, and Science at The Corning Museum of Glass (2003) illustrated, p. 69, no. 4;
A Conversation with Tina Oldknow (2002) p. 8;
A Conversation with Tina Oldknow (2002) p. 8;
Recent Important Acquisitions, 43 (2001) illustrated, p. 224, fig. 64;
The Corning Museum of Glass, A Guide to the Collections (2001) (2001) illustrated, p. 183; BIB# 68214
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2000 (2001) illustrated, cover; p. [2] of cover; p. [1]; pp. 5, 13, 15;
Recent Important Acquisitions, 43 (2001) illustrated, p. 224, fig. 64;
The Corning Museum of Glass, A Guide to the Collections (2001) (2001) illustrated, p. 183; BIB# 68214
The Corning Museum of Glass Annual Report 2000 (2001) illustrated, cover; p. [2] of cover; p. [1]; pp. 5, 13, 15;

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