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  • Mark Matthews, Panthera pardus (Leopard), 1998, glass, Smithsonian American Art Museum, © 1999, Mark Matthews, Gift of the artist and family in honor of Francis M. Greenwell, 1999.21.8

Luce Center Label

The Exotic Mammal Pelt Spheres were made using the Swedish Graal process. A photograph of the flat animal pelt is manipulated and transferred to the glass so the image can be sandblasted onto the surface.

Luce Object Quote
"They seem to have touched a nerve, people are drawn to these patterns." Mark Matthews, Victoria and Albert Museum press release, 1996
Title
Panthera pardus (Leopard)
Artists
Mark Matthews
Date
1998
On View
  1. Smithsonian American Art Museum
  2. Luce Foundation Center
  3. 4th Floor
  4. 56A
Dimensions
2 3/8 in. (5.9 cm) diam.
Copyright
© 1999, Mark Matthews
Credit Line

Smithsonian American Art Museum

Gift of the artist and family in honor of Francis M. Greenwell

Mediums
glass
Classifications
Decorative Arts
Glass
Keywords
  • Animal – leopard
Object Number
1999.21.8
Palette
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