"72 Bulb Droplet" Light

Object NameLighting Fixture

Artist Patrick Townsend (American, b. 1969)

Made FromGlass, Bronze, Electrical fittings, Light bulbs

Date2010

TechniqueBlown, assembled

SizeOverall H (to metal fixture): about 142.2 cm, Diam (max): about 59 cm

Accession Number2010.4.65

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Place Made

United States, NY, Long Island City

Physical DescriptionColorless glass, bronze, lamp cords; blown, assembled. Blown colorless glass sphere held in web of black electrical cord. Light bulbs of two different sizes installed at each point where cords intersect (21 large SEC 120 V, 10 W bulbs and 51 small BE 130 V, 6 W bulbs in all). Multiple cords joined together at top with black bronze teardrop-shaped fixture.
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