New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.

Jazz Dancer

Artist Luciano Gaspari (Italian, 1913 - 2007)

Manufacturer Salviati and Co. (Italian)

Dateca. 1955

MediumSolid-worked glass

Dimensions12 × 7 1/8 × 5 1/8 in. (30.5 × 18.1 × 13 cm)

ClassificationsGlass

Credit LineGift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler

Object number97.42.28

Terms

Dancer
Woman
Jazz
African-American Theme
Dark blue
Black
Red
Blue
Orange
White
Venice

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DescriptionThis is a glass sculpture of a jazz dancer. The figure is wearing a pink skirt with blue stripes, and blue jewelry. This type of object was historically termed a "blackamoor" (a European style of decorative art in which a dark-skinned, usually male, human figure is depicted in a stylized and ornate form. Blackamoor art is controversial and is often considered racist).