Old Cliffs

Object NameSculpture

Artist Robert Willson (American, 1912-2000)

Assistant Elio Raffaelli

Studio Ars Murano

Made FromGlass, Gold foil

Date1991

Techniquegold foil inclusions, hot-worked, applied

SizeOverall H: 66 cm, W: 30.5 cm, D: 15.2 cm

Accession Number2001.3.27

Credit LineGift of Margaret Pace Willson

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Viva Vetro! Glass Alive! Venice and America

Robert Willson: A Texan in Venice

Place Made

Italy, Venice, Murano

Physical DescriptionBubbly colorless; translucent red, blue and black glass; gold foil inclusions; hot-worked, applied. Tall sculpture consisting of 5 blocks of glass stacked atop each other with a rounded cylindrical shape on top. Lowest block has blue background with red ring encircling gold foil and a smaller black ring just inside the red. The other 4 blocks have blue rectangles in the center. The rounded cylinder at the top has gold foil circled by blue and a red swirl through the center. Along the right side of the sculpture is an applied red stripe.
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