Red One

Object NamePanel

Maker Robert Sowers (American, 1923-1990)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1952

Place MadeEngland, London

TechniqueCut

SizeFrame H: 42.2 cm, W: 43.7 cm

Accession Number92.2.6

Credit LineGift of Judi Jordan Sowers

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

New Talent Exhibitions: Monroe, Schwartz, Sowers

Reflections on Glass: 20th Century Stained Glass in American Art and Architecture

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless glass flashed with red, transparent pink lenses, light gray transparent glass, opaque black stain; cut glass, assembled with lead cane, stained. Square panel divided into three main vertical sections; center and largest section comprised of large irregular pieces of leaded glass decorated with stained and etched abstract design of stylized head (red with black details), simple geometric facial features enclosed within egg-shaped head, lighter colored pieces of glass in grays and beige frame face; two narrow vertical sections on each side of head section formed of narrow vertical strips of colored glass on the outside edge flanking vertical row of six lenses on opal background, small top section of background on each side in red glass; unsigned.
Provenance

Source Judi Jordan Sowers - 1992-06-18

Former Collection Robert Sowers (American, 1923-1990)