Circus Lights
Object NameSculpture
Maker
Jack Wax
(American, b. 1954)
Made FromGlass, sheet steel, wood
Date1986
Place MadeUnited States, RI, Providence
TechniquePate de verre; kiln-fused, laminated to cut steel and wood
SizeOverall H: 33 cm, W: 60.2 cm
Accession Number87.4.3
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Title Unknown (Newport Art Museum)
Particle Theories: International Pate de Verre and Other Cast Glass Granulations
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque cream/tan non-lead glass; kiln-fused, laminated to cut steel and wood. Rectangular, panel with relief; horizontal rectangular plate, beginning to oxidize, with two, solid laminated cast elements in relief, left element is horizontal oval shape with overlapping, vertical lines (appear as a fore shortened crown) sitting at an angle, right element is a vertical forked shape with ovoid base, also sitting at an angle; inscribed on back of metal: "CIRCUS LIGHTS" cO 1987 J. WAX / Joshua L. Wax 1986".Provenance
Former Collection
Jack Wax
(American, b. 1954) - 1987
Object copyright© Jack Wax
