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sculpture

Object NameSculpture

Maker Michael Estes Taylor (American, b. 1944)

Made FromLead, Float Glass

Date1985

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquecut, ground, polished, laminated with Norland 61

SizeH: 25.4 cm, L: 37.9 cm, W: 13.6 cm

Accession Number92.4.116

Credit LineGift of Laurie and Irvin J. Borowsky

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless, colorless with natural green tint, transparent reddish-amethst and cobalt; mixture of glasses: lead, float, extruded, borasilicate, soda lime, optical, prasodymium; cut, ground, polished, laminated with Norland 61/U.V. type adhesive. Abstract constructed horizontal sculpture, slightly assymetrical, based on four separated quarter sections of circles positioned above and below central plane; quarter sections are deepw ith open sides, constructed of adhered curved and straight sections (tapering in on one side), quarters adhered above and below central solid laminated (colorless and cobalt) three-part "zig-zag" in slightly angled horizontal position, long ends are horizontal laminations of colorless and cobalt with angled ends, short center section is comprised of vertical laminations of colorless flanking center reddish-amethyst core; object rests at angle on two lower quarters; all edges ground and polished.
Provenance

Source Irvin J. Borowsky

Source Laurie Borowsky