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Miranda VIII

Miranda VIII

 
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Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
Miranda VIII
Department
Modern
Maker(s)
Leighton, John ((American, b. 1948)), Artist
Place Made: 
United States, CA, Oakland
Date: 
1991
Color
Opaque black
Technique
Kiln-cast
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 41.7 cm, W: 52.4 cm, D: 44.2 cm
Accession Number: 
2004.4.67
Credit Line: 
Gift of the artist in memory of his father, Jasper L. Leighton
Location: 
Not on Display
Copyright: 
© John Leighton
Description
Opaque black glass; kiln-cast, inclusions; wire. Roughly TV tube shape sculpture with large open cavities at the top, bottom and back. The front of the sculpture is shiny, in a "grid" format, with another cavity in the bottom right corner of the "grid".
Label Text
John Leighton has worked for many years with large and colorful forms in blown glass. The “Miranda” series marks his first work in cast glass. Unlike his blown objects, the sculpture is dark, encrusted, reminiscent of a meteorite. Whether blown or cast, the artist's strong, expressive shapes illustrate the potential range of glass as a medium for sculpture.
Inscription
J Leighton
Signature
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Engraved Front, lower right corner. in script
Provenance
Leighton, John ((American, b. 1948)), Source

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Exhibitions

Curiosities of Glassmaking
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2007-04-01 through 2007-10-21
West Bridge Show; traveling to The Gallery at Steuben in 2008 (cancelled 6-2008)

Publications

Casting Poetic Sentiment: Glass Art Creation Methodology (2008) illustrated, p. 132, fig. 170; BIB# 107146
New Glass Review, 26 (2005) illustrated, p. 114;

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