David & Goliath
Manufacturer
Steuben Glass Works
(American, 1903 - 2011)
Designer
Don Wier
CultureAmerican
Date1959
MediumCast, cut, and engraved glass and wood
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 x 3 5/8 in. (20.3 x 9.2 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 x 3 5/8 in. (20.3 x 9.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jerome L. Simon
Object number79.251
Not on view
DescriptionSculpture on wooden base. Sculpture of blown colorless glass in the shape of a mound or "rock". David & Goliath sculpture. With engraved figure of a giant (Goliath) seen from behind, armed with a helmet, in mail with shield and sword. Beyond on reverse seen through giant's legs is a figure of a lightly clad boy (David) approaching, holding a sling. On a wooden base.Exhibition History"Clear as Crystal: Colorless Glass from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 19, 2020 - July 11, 2021.Published ReferencesChrysler Museum BULLETIN, Feb. 1980. ART OF STEUBEN II, #15, designed by Don Wier. Introduced in 1959 at the time of the opening of Steuben shop at Fifth & 56th street.
