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Artist Dan Dailey (American, b. 1947)
Date2008
MediumBlown, sandblasted, and acid polished glass with anodized aluminum
Dimensions22 × 13 × 9 1/2 in. (55.9 × 33 × 24.1 cm)
ClassificationsGlass
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2021.29
On View
On view
DescriptionThis large and hollow blown glass sculpture is a female figural bust. The glass elements rest on a flat aluminum base. The figure’s torso and shoulders are of translucent amber glass with vertical red stripes; a colorless glass arm and hand extends from the base and the fingers rest on the chest. The figure’s head is of translucent amber-brown and red glass with black hair.