Untitled

Michael Pavlik, Untitled, 1979, glass, 9 1⁄4 x 3 7⁄8 in. diam (23.4 x 10.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2001.71.19

Artwork Details

Title
Untitled
Artist
Date
1979
Location
Dimensions
9 1⁄4 x 3 7⁄8 in. diam (23.4 x 10.0 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Diane and Sandy Besser, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Mediums Description
glass
Classifications
Object Number
2001.71.19
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2001.71.19

Artwork Description

Untitled is typical of the blown glass vases that Michael Pavlik created in the mid- to late 1970s. Here, the fused green, brown, and blue glass resembles an abstract landscape. A layer of clear glass covers the decoration. This type of layered glass is known as "cased glass." Cased glass can be challenging to blow because it can be difficult to avoid air bubbles between the different layers, which (depending on their compositions) may react differently when heated.

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Artist
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Henry Wolf, Mrs. Robert Morris (Mary White), 1899, wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.173
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Artist
Date1899
wood engraving on paper
Not on view
Henry Wolf, Mrs. Alexander Campbell, 1913, photomechanical wood engraving on paper, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 1973.130.282
Mrs. Alexander Campbell
Artist
Date1913
photomechanical wood engraving on paper
Not on view

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