Confetti Chandelier
Artist: Dale Chihuly (American, born 1941)
Date: March 2000
Dimensions:
53 × 52 × 52 in. (134.6 × 132.1 × 132.1 cm)
Weight: 301 lbs.
Armature: 18 x 18 x 20 in.
Weight: 16 lbs.
Medium: Colored lead glass; blown, tooled, cut polished with steel armature
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Gift of Sara Jane DeHoff
Object number: 2018.23
DescriptionA medium-sized chandelier with organically shaped forms, composed over a metal armature. This work shows particularly well Chihuly's effusive love for color as it incorporates yellow, red, orange, green, purple, teal, dark blue, and colorless glass. While Chihuly's chandeliers follow a pattern with irregularly shaped individual pieces being assembled, this example has not only the broad range of color but more diversity within the shapes incorporated as well.
On view