Self-Portrait with Foliage

Object NameVessel

Artist Dick Weiss (b. 1946)

Assistant(Blank) Benjamin P. Moore (American, 1952-2021)

Made Fromnon-lead glass

Date1989-1990

Place MadeUnited States, WA, Seattle

Techniqueblown, enameled, fired

SizeH: 42.5 cm, W: 43.1 cm, D: 20.7 cm

Accession Number91.4.3

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Title Unknown (William Traver Gallery)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass, blown, enameled, fired; polychrome enamels. Large flattened spherical vessel with slight irregular bulges on opposite narrow sides near shoulder; small opening and thick rim wrap; one broad flattened side enameled from opening to base with larger than lifesize self-portrait of the artist with pink fleshtones, blue eyes, eyeglasses, all of head (except for nose and mouth areas) overlaid with enameled foliage with small leaves; flattened base, ground and polished pontil; enameled at base edge in block letters: "DICK WEISS OCT-19'89".
Provenance

Source Dick Weiss (b. 1946) - 1991-01-11