California Loop Series #7

Marvin Lipofsky, California Loop Series #7, 1968, copper-plated glass, paint, rayon flock, and floatation foam, 8 ³⁄₄ x 21 x 6 in. (22.2 x 53.3 x 15.2 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the artist in memory of Henry and Mildred Lipofsky, 1997.84.1, © 1969, Marvin B. Lipofsky

Artwork Details

Title: California Loop Series #7
Artist: Marvin Lipofsky
Date: 1968
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 8 ³⁄₄ x 21 x 6 in. (22.2 x 53.3 x 15.2 cm.)
Copyright: © 1969, Marvin B. Lipofsky
Credit Line: Gift of the artist in memory of Henry and Mildred Lipofsky
Mediums: glass
paint
Mediums Description: copper-plated glass, paint, rayon flock, and floatation foam
Classifications: Decorative Arts
Glass
Subjects: Abstract
Object Number: 1997.84.1
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.84.1

Artwork Description

Marvin Lipofsky will spend long hours in his Berkeley studio manipulating his hot-worked forms into their final shapes. Form #25 suggests a seedpod with its opaque, rough stem splitting open to reveal clear, shiny glass.