Summer Solstice Spitfires
Object NamePanel
Series
- Spitfires; Edition E contains 4 color glass Spitfires
Edition
- E-2 12/70
Artist
Brian Clarke
(British, b. 1953)
Manufacturer(glass)
Franz Mayer Inc.
Made FromGlass, Adhesive
Date2016
TechniqueStained glass
SizeOverall H: 80 cm, W: 80 cm, D: 2.5 cm; Frame H: 84 cm, W: 84 cm
Accession Number2017.2.5
Credit LineGift of the artist in memory of David Whitehouse
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Summer Solstice Spitfires
Interpretive NotesOne of the most famous airplanes of World War II, the British-developed Spitfire was a symbol of British victory. But the group of Spitfires on this stained glass panel might leave you feeling more curious than victorious. You can see this scene in one of two ways: either looking down at the planes from a vantage point high above the clouds, or looking up from the ground through a cloud of smoke at the planes flying overhead.
England, London; Germany, Munich (glass fabrication)
Provenance
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Object copyright© The Corning Museum of Glass
about 1939
perhaps 1-99
perhaps 1-99