Bi-Axial Tubated Green Riser

Tom Patti, Bi-Axial Tubated Green Riser, 1985, stacked, fused, blown, and polished glass, 6 3⁄8 x 6 1⁄4 x 4 1⁄2 in. (16.2 x 15.9 x 11.5 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Anne and Ronald Abramson, Edward Lenkin, Arlene R. and Robert P. Kogod and the James Renwick Alliance, 1987.44

Artwork Details

Title
Bi-Axial Tubated Green Riser
Artist
Date
1985
Location
Dimensions
6 3⁄8 x 6 1⁄4 x 4 1⁄2 in. (16.2 x 15.9 x 11.5 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Anne and Ronald Abramson, Edward Lenkin, Arlene R. and Robert P. Kogod and the James Renwick Alliance
Mediums
Mediums Description
stacked, fused, blown, and polished glass
Classifications
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
1987.44
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1987.44

Artwork Description

Tom Patti originally experimented with glass by blowing laminated glass cubes into spheres, capturing a bubble inside while retaining the squared edges outside. This progressed into constructing glass "wings" that supported the blown bubble. His meticulous forms are compact yet monumental, suggesting giant columns reproduced in miniature.

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Arthur Wesley Dow, Brittany Farm, 1885, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James F. Dicke Family, 2014.11.3
Brittany Farm
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Date1885
oil on canvas
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Arthur Wesley Dow, Cemetery at Ipswich, ca. 1895-1910, cyanotype, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Consolidated Natural Gas Company Foundation, 1997.73
Cemetery at Ipswich
Artist
Dateca. 1895-1910
cyanotype
Not on view
Arthur Wesley Dow, Ipswich Prints: Lily, 1901/published 1902, photo-mechanical relief reproduction on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. F. F. Reinert, 1976.96.2.5
Ipswich Prints: Lily
Artist
Date1901/published 1902
photo-mechanical relief reproduction on paper
Not on view
Arthur Wesley Dow, Ipswich Prints: Fragment of old brocade, Persian design, 1901/published 1902, photo-mechanical relief reproduction on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. F. F. Reinert, 1976.96.2.2
Ipswich Prints: Fragment of old brocade, Persian design
Artist
Date1901/published 1902
photo-mechanical relief reproduction on paper
Not on view

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