Poesia
Artist
Lino Tagliapietra
(Italian, b. 1934)
CultureItalian
Date2011
MediumBlown glass
Dimensions20 1/2 x 11 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (52.1 x 29.8 x 29.8 cm)
InscribedIn script on underside: Lino Tagliapietra / 2012
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds provided by Carolyn and Richard Barry, in honor of Kelly Conway, the first Carolyn and Richard Barry Curator of Glass
Object number2012.3
Not on view
DescriptionIt is a large-scale cylinder with a pattern of complex interwoven canes in hues of white, green and pale blue. The work is signed on the bottom, “Lino Tagliapietra 2012” (sic).Label TextLino Tagliapietra Italian, b. 1934 Poesia, 2011 Blown glass Museum purchase with funds provided by Carolyn and Richard Barry, in honor of Kelly Conway, the first Carolyn and Richard Barry Curator of Glass 2012.3 ProvenanceLino Tagliapietra, Inc., 2006 Second Avenue, Seattle, WA 98121Published ReferencesDiane C. Wright (editor), _Glass Masterworks from the Chrysler Museum of Art_ (Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2017), pg. 194-195.
