New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

David & Goliath

Manufacturer Steuben Glass Works (American, 1903 - 2011)

Designer Don Wier

CultureAmerican

Date1959

MediumCast, cut, and engraved glass and wood

DimensionsOverall: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Overall, Support: 8 x 3 5/8 in. (20.3 x 9.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Jerome L. Simon

Object number79.251

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DescriptionSculpture on wooden base. Sculpture of blown colorless glass in the shape of a mound or "rock". David & Goliath sculpture. With engraved figure of a giant (Goliath) seen from behind, armed with a helmet, in mail with shield and sword. Beyond on reverse seen through giant's legs is a figure of a lightly clad boy (David) approaching, holding a sling. On a wooden base.

Exhibition History"Clear as Crystal: Colorless Glass from the Chrysler Museum," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, December 19, 2020 - July 11, 2021.Published ReferencesChrysler Museum BULLETIN, Feb. 1980. ART OF STEUBEN II, #15, designed by Don Wier. Introduced in 1959 at the time of the opening of Steuben shop at Fifth & 56th street.