Cascade Wall

Object NameGlass Wall

Maker George Thompson (American, 1913-1981)

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromGlass, Aluminum, Steel

Date1958-1959

TechniqueMolded

SizeH: 332.5 cm (127 in.), W: 332.5 cm (127 in.)

Accession Number89.4.148

Credit LineGift of Steuben Glass, Inc.

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Glass and Glamour: Steuben's Modern Moment, 1930-1960

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Cascade Wall was designed for the Steuben showroom in New York City that opened at Fifth Avenue and 56th Street in 1959. The wall, which originally separated the office and exhibition areas, featured a reflecting pool at its base.

Place Made

United States, NY, Corning

Physical DescriptionColorless glass, molded; aluminum finials, steel structure. The wall, or screen, was originally designed as a room divider for the Steuben showroom in New York City. Each row contains 17 triangular glass elements ("flowers") and 17 aluminum finials; there are 17 rows in total, therefore 289 glass elements and 289 aluminum finials in total. Each glass element weighs 3.6 pounds, for a total of 1,040 pounds of glass. Each glass element is screwed onto the steel structure; the join is covered by a triangular aluminum finial similar in shape to the glass element ("flower").
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