Portrait of Richard Nixon
Object NamePanel
Maker
Raphael Nemeth
Made FromNon-lead glass, adhesive
Date1968-1972
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquecut, assembled, fused, laminated
SizeFrame H: 99.5 cm, W: 81.3 cm, Th: 15.7 cm
Accession Number92.4.157
Credit LineGift of Raphael Nemeth
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Museum of Colored Glass and Light
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, translucent white and striated yellow-green, shades of transparent green, blue, red non-lead glass, adhesive (type unknown by artist), Plexi-backing, electrical fixtures, frame; pieces of flat glass are assembled and layered in varying thicknesses, then adhered in a variation of the mosaic technique; facial section appears to be fused in some areas. Large vertical rectangular panel depicting bust of former U.S. President Richard M. Nixon; background in abstract block pattern (the Great Wall?), upper right corner has yellow-green vertical inset panel with black enameled Chinese characters over "1972" in a rectangular box; head rendered in blue gray glass, partially fused and partially laminated small pieces; figure wears shirt of opaque white, green necktie with two red square details, suit of dark green with shadows rendered by pointed shards; image is backed by large pieces of white and yellow-green, then colorless Plexi-, surrounded by heavy wooden frame and backed with light (fluorescent) box; inscribed at lower right corner: "R. Nemeth/New York/1968".Provenance
Source
Raphael Nemeth
about 1680-1730
perhaps 1-99
