Glass Bowl (Urban Bowl Series)

Copied Jay Musler, Glass Bowl (Urban Bowl Series), 1983, constructed and painted glass with oil paint, 912 5812 38 in. (22.932.131.4 cm.), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Theodore Cohen in memory of his mother and her sisters: Rose Melmon Cohen, Blanche Melmon, Mary Melmon Greenberg and Fanny Melmon Liberman, 1998.122.17

Artwork Details

Title
Glass Bowl (Urban Bowl Series)
Artist
Date
1983
Dimensions
912 5812 38 in. (22.932.131.4 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of Theodore Cohen in memory of his mother and her sisters: Rose Melmon Cohen, Blanche Melmon, Mary Melmon Greenberg and Fanny Melmon Liberman
Mediums
Mediums Description
constructed and painted glass with oil paint
Classifications
Object Number
1998.122.17

Artwork Description

Jay Musler evokes whole cityscapes with just a few carefully layered fragments of glass. The blackened spikes and barred window of Glass Bowl suggest a derelict landscape and reflect Musler’s concern with urban disintegration.