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Chandelier
Artist
Dale Chihuly
(United States, born 1941)
Date1996
MediumBlown glass
DimensionsH x W x D: 365 13/16 in., 182.9 cm, 182 7/8 in. (929.1 x 182.9 x 464.6 cm)
WEIGHT: 300 lb. (136.1 kg)
WEIGHT: 300 lb. (136.1 kg)
Object TypeGlass
Credit LineKSU, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, acquisition made possible with funds provided by Bebe & R. Crosby Kemper and Joann & Jack Goldstein
Object number1996.89
On View
On view• Chihuly visited Kansas in 1996 to meet Beach Museum of Art architect Arthur Andersson before designing this sculpture. The artist worked with a team of assistants in Seattle to execute the glass components, which were then assembled in Kansas.
• Chandelier weighs about 1,600 pounds and is composed of over 300 hand-blown forms attached by wire to a steel armature.
• During his 1996 visit to Kansas, Chihuly toured the area and learned about controlled prairie burning. Museum curator Bill North has said that the artist’s exposure to this practice inspired the color and shape of Chandelier. “Rebirth through fire can be linked to glass production itself,” North observed.
• Chandelier weighs about 1,600 pounds and is composed of over 300 hand-blown forms attached by wire to a steel armature.
• During his 1996 visit to Kansas, Chihuly toured the area and learned about controlled prairie burning. Museum curator Bill North has said that the artist’s exposure to this practice inspired the color and shape of Chandelier. “Rebirth through fire can be linked to glass production itself,” North observed.
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