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Fritz Dreisbach, Ruby Wet Foot Mongo with Kissing Serpents and Lily Pad, 1990, glass, 19 1⁄4 x 19 x 15 1⁄2 in. (48.9 x 48.3 x 39.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase made possible by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program, 1992.114, © 1990, Fritz Dreisbach
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Ruby Wet Foot Mongo with Kissing Serpents and Lily Pad
- Artist
- Date
- 1990
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- 19 1⁄4 x 19 x 15 1⁄2 in. (48.9 x 48.3 x 39.4 cm)
- Copyright
- © 1990, Fritz Dreisbach
- Credit Line
- Gift of the James Renwick Alliance and museum purchase made possible by the Smithsonian Institution Collections Acquisition Program
- Mediums
- Mediums Description
- glass
- Classifications
- Object Number
- 1992.114
Artwork Description
Fritz Dreisbach combines his knowledge of the history of glass with his mathematical ability to employ the latticino technique in his work. Dating from the Italian Renaissance, latticino involves the meticulous arrangement of glass filaments into a lattice within the glass. Dreisbach is inspired by the way glass cools without crystallizing: "Glass atoms simply slow way down to a stop---apparently "frozen" in their random positions like a stop action video of a ballet dance."
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