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Razzle Dazzle Boat #12-1

Object NameSculpture

Artist Richard Marquis (American, b. 1945)

Made FromGlass

Date2012

TechniqueKiln-formed slab construction, cut

SizeOverall H: 12.8 cm, W: 57.1 cm, D: 15 cm

Accession Number2012.4.115

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Masters of Studio Glass: Richard Marquis

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Marquis used what he calls a "slab construction" technique to build his wildly patterned warships, such as the one you see here, which are inspired by the razzle-dazzle camouflage patterns used during World War I. Invented by the British artist Norman Wilkinson (1878-1971), the razzle-dazzle camouflage-consisting of complex patterns of geometric shapes in contrasting colors - was not meant to conceal the boats, but to make it difficult to assess their range, speed, and heading.

Place Made

United States, WA, Whidbey Island

Physical DescriptionSculpture, "Razzle Dazzle Boat #12-1". Red, white, yellow, gray, brown, green, and blue glass; kiln-formed slab construction, cut. Sculpture in the form of an abstract ship with a straight-walled teardrop-shaped top. Sculpture made of striped patchwork glass pieces.
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