Glacier

Object Name2-part Sculpture

Maker John Lewis (American, b. 1942)

Made Fromnon-lead glass

Date1987

Place MadeUnited States

Techniquemolten glass poured into graphite mold, annealed

Size(a,b) H: 25.6 cm, W: 40 cm, D: 22.6 cm; (a) H; 21.5 cm; (on pads) W: 40 cm, D: 16.2 cm

Accession Number88.4.7

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Title Unknown (Heller Gallery)

Not On View

Physical DescriptionTransparent deep blue, aqua non-lead glasses; molten glass poured into graphite mold, annealed, cut, ground, polished. Base: solid, thick, rectangular slab of deep striated blue, edges and bottom side show overall mold marks, four black plastic feet on each corner; Large upper "glacier" is a solid vertical rectangle of pale aqua, top side has deep, ovoid "basin", sides taper in slightly towards base, long sides are smooth, short ends are textured and irregularly faceted, one end broadly angled; flat base with four corner plastic separators; inscribed in script on bottom of upper section: "J Lewis/87-75".
Provenance

Source Heller Gallery - 1988-02-05