Prism

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Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
Prism
Maker(s): 
Place Made: 
England, London
Accession Number: 
2008.2.13
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 254 cm, W: 152.4 cm, D: 172.7 cm
Location: 
Not on Display
Date: 
glass made in 1990
Credit Line: 
Gift of Richard B. Sloan
Primary Description: 
Lost-wax cast glass, steel, oxides, oil paint , window glass, C-clamps, glass prism. Multi-part sculpture consists of a female form made up of stacked glass components assembled on a metal stand with cast glass feet below. This assembly sits on a low metal riser with a large back wall which are constructed with numerous metal parts.

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Department: 
Postwar and Contemporary
Provenance: 
Sloan, Richard B., Source
2008-12-16
Color: 
multicolored
Technique: 
casting
assembling
Material: 
glass
plastic
steel
oxides
oil paint
sheet glass
C-clamps
prisms
Copyright: 
© Clifford Rainey