Cactus

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Object Name: 
Vessel
Title: 
Cactus
Accession Number: 
2007.4.154
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 43.7 cm, W: 25.2 cm, D: 23.2 cm
Location: 
On Display
Date: 
1980
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Ben W. Heineman Sr. Family
Web Description: 
Dan Dailey enjoys telling stories, and his work is strongly narrative. He is a versatile artist who makes vessels and sculptures as well as large-scale murals and architectural interiors. Dailey’s work is based on his observations of human nature and personality types, and while his work is humorous, it is also satirical. He says, “My pieces have kind of a cartoon aspect to them, which I find has been a constant in my work, a constant interest in simple line and the ability to create a caricature of a concept.”
Provenance: 
Dailey, Dan (American, b. 1947), Former Collection
1993
Heineman, Ben W. Sr. Family, Source
Inscription: 
Dailey
signature
Stamped top part of metal
Primary Description: 
Blown glass, sandblasted, acid-polished, cut plate glass, and Vitrolite architectural glass cabochons; nickel-plated brass pins and fittings; assembled.
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass
Contemporary Glass Gallery and Changing Exhibitions Gallery
Voices of Contemporary Glass: The Heineman Collection (2009) illustrated, p. 118, pl. 40; BIB# 109983