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Artist Dan Dailey (American, b. 1947)

CultureAmerican

Date2008

MediumBlown, sandblasted, and acid polished glass with anodized aluminum

Dimensions22 × 13 × 9 1/2 in. (55.9 × 33 × 24.1 cm)

PortfolioIndividuals series

Credit LineGift of the artist

Object number2021.29

On View

Chrysler Museum of Art, Warehouse (BSW), Bay01, Rge10 Unit094-Sh01

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.
ProvenanceThis artwork comes directly from the artist’s own archive of artworks in his New Hampshire studio. It was included in the Chrysler’s 2019–20 exhibition Dan Dailey: Character Sketch.