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LS83G

Object NameSculpture

Series

Leitungs Scherben

Artist David R. Huchthausen (American, b. 1951)

Made FromLaminated Glass, Vitrolite

Date1983

Place MadeUnited States

TechniqueCut, bonded, optically polished

SizeOverall H: 29 cm, W: 46 cm, D: 25 cm

Accession Number2019.4.167

Credit LineGift of Barbara and Dennis DuBois

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Pioneers of Contemporary Glass, Highlights from the Barbara and Dennis DuBois Collection

Not On View

Physical DescriptionSculpture, "LS83G" from "Leitungs Scherben" Series. Opaque black, opaque reddish-orange, and transparent blue laminated glass, Vitrolite architectural glass; cut, bonded, optically polished. Assembled grid pattern of transparent blue glass held up by opaque black supports with jagged edges. Opaque reddish-orange T-shape set above grid; a similar band of opaque reddish-orange glass set between two bands of transparent blue glass runs vertically up one black support. Shadow projection of the blue grid is cast beneath the sculpture. The glass is cut using thermal shock techniques to create uneven edges.
Provenance

Source Barbara DuBois - 2007-11-06-2019-11-27
Purchased by Barbara and Dennis DuBois from Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia for $8,100 after a discount from $9,000 on December 8, 2007.

Source Dennis DuBois - 2007-11-06-2019-11-27
Purchased by Barbara and Dennis DuBois from Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia for $8,100 after a discount from $9,000 on December 8, 2007.

Former Collection Wexler Gallery - 2007-11-06
Purchased by Barbara and Dennis DuBois from Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia for $8,100 after a discount from $9,000 on December 8, 2007.

Former Collection Ted Nash