Glass Bowl (Urban Bowl Series)

Copied Jay Musler, Glass Bowl (Urban Bowl Series), 1983, constructed and painted glass with oil paint, 9 x 12 5⁄8 x 12 3⁄8 in. (22.9 x 32.1 x 31.4 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
Location
Dimensions
9 x 12 5⁄8 x 12 3⁄8 in. (22.9 x 32.1 x 31.4 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
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/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.