Blanket Cylinder Series

Copied Dale Chihuly, Blanket Cylinder Series, 1984, glass, 13 1⁄2 x 9 1⁄2 in. (34.3 x 24.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld, 2002.8.1, © 1984, Dale Chihuly

Artwork Details

Title
Blanket Cylinder Series
Artist
Date
1984
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
13 1⁄2 x 9 1⁄2 in. (34.3 x 24.1 cm)
Copyright
© 1984, Dale Chihuly
Credit Line
Gift of Eleanor T. and Samuel J. Rosenfeld
Mediums Description
glass
Classifications
Object Number
2002.8.1
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2002.8.1

Artwork Description

Chihuly taught at the American Indian School in Santa Fe and was inspired by the graphic motifs he found on Indian trade blankets there. He and his team interpreted these patterns using glass threads, then picked them up with the molten gather of glass on the blowpipe. This series is primarily concerned with the suspension of patterns on the surface of the glass rather than with the vessel's form.

Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019

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While teaching at the American Indian School in Santa Fe, Dale Chihuly hit upon the idea of using motifs from Indian trade blankets. He made drawings from glass threads, then picked them up with the molten gather of glass at the end of his blowpipe. In this series, Chihuly is primarily concerned with the surface of the glass, suspending patterns of colored threads within simple forms.

Exhibitions

Media - 2016.11 - SAAM-2016.11_6 - 124929
Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery
November 13, 2015–March 6, 2022
Renwick Gallery
Connections is the Renwick Gallery’s dynamic ongoing permanent collection presentation, featuring more than 80 objects celebrating craft as a discipline and an approach to living differently in the modern world.