sculpture

Object NameSculpture

Maker Paul Schulze (American, 1934-2010)

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1984

Techniquecast, cut, polished, engraved

SizeOverall H: 43.1 cm, W (max): 9.4 cm, D (max): 9.4 cm

Accession Number87.4.2

Credit LineAnonymous Gift

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Masterpieces of American Glass

American Glassmaking: The First Russian Tour

Trial By Fire: Contemporary Glass

Place Made

United States

Physical DescriptionColorless, lead glass; cast, cut, polished, engraved. Vertical, four-sided, square-shaped column, with cuts at each corner creating profiles
of the World Trade Center, Empire State Building, Chrysler Building and the Woolworth Building. The engraved tops of the buildings are very detailed.
The designs begin one-fourth of the way from the top of the glass block and extend to the lower one-fourth, which has been cut into eight, unequal facets.
Inscribed on the base "Paul Schulze" on edge of base; above it, on the side facet "Steuben". No air bubbles in the glass.
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