Optical Study #2
Artist
Ruth Gowell
(American, born 1950)
CultureAmerican
Date2013
MediumWeaving and solid sculpted glass
Dimensions11 1/2 × 12 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (29.2 × 31.8 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Gwen and Jerome A. Paulson
Object number2020.20.3
Not on view
ProvenanceGerome and Gwen Paulson purchased the Gowell artwork in 2013 from Target Gallery, Torpedo Factory, 105 N Union St., Alexandria, VA. Gowell’s studio is #6 at the Torpedo Factory, and in 2013 this artwork was displayed in a solo show called Optical Studies that was sponsored by the Friends of the Torpedo Factory Art Center. The artist records that the work sold for $550. Gifted to the Chrysler Museum of Art in 2020.
19th century
