Horse Skeleton

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Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
Horse Skeleton
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
Israel, Jerusalem
Accession Number: 
2005.3.22
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 24 cm, W: 21 cm, D: 6 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
2003
Credit Line: 
Gift of Dale and Doug Anderson
Web Description: 
An interest in natural history is reflected in this miniature abstract horse’s skeleton. Kaffeman says, “Glass for me is a way to express thoughts, desires, wishes, and to tell stories.”

More Info

Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Anderson, Dale, Former Collection
2005-08-19
Anderson, Doug (American, b. 1952), Former Collection
2005-08-19
Color: 
black
white
blue
Technique: 
lampworking
Material: 
glass
Copyright: 
© Dafna Kaffeman

Description

Primary Description: 
Opaque black, white and blue glass; flameworked. Skeletal form of a horse, one hoof has white and blue on the end.

Publications (2)

Layering Creative Virtues onto an Object, Part 2: Survey (2009-05) illustrated, p, 12, p. 16;
Recent Important Acquisitions (2006) illustrated, p. 114; BIB# AI98523