Mamoure

Mary Shaffer, Mamoure, 1993, slumped and fused glass with bronze, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Cindy Miscikowski and Doug Ring, 2000.77A-C
Copied Mary Shaffer, Mamoure, 1993, slumped and fused glass with bronze, A : 80 × 10 × 11 78 in. (203.2 × 25.4 × 30.2 cm) B: 5 58 × 10 14 × 10 14 in. (14.3 × 26.0 × 26.0 cm) C: 7 18 × 10 58 × 10 34 in. (18.1 × 27.0 × 27.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Cindy Miscikowski and Doug Ring, 2000.77A-C

Artwork Details

Title
Mamoure
Artist
Date
1993
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
A : 80 × 10 × 11 78 in. (203.2 × 25.4 × 30.2 cm) B: 5 58 × 10 14 × 10 14 in. (14.3 × 26.0 × 26.0 cm) C: 7 18 × 10 58 × 10 34 in. (18.1 × 27.0 × 27.3 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Cindy Miscikowski and Doug Ring
Mediums
Mediums Description
slumped and fused glass with bronze
Classifications
Object Number
2000.77A-C

Artwork Description

In Mamoure, curved pieces of slumped glass appear to be spilling out of a tall, geometric form. Shaffer scattered tiny threads of color within the fused layers of plate glass to suggest ripples and bubbles of water. The artist creates abstract shapes that evoke sculpture rather than functional ware.