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The Trap (Matrix Series)

Artist Brent Kee Young American, born 1946
Assistant Harue Shimomoto Born 1971
Place of OriginCleveland, Ohio
Date2004
DimensionsH: 42 in. (117 cm); Diam. (max): 14 in. (38 cm) [dealer]
MediumFlameworked colorless Pyrex® (borosilicate) glass
ClassificationGlass
Credit LineGift of Judith A. Kern
Object number
2007.17
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  • Glass
Published ReferencesNew Glass Review, 2006, pp. 62, 67, no. 98, repr. (col.) p.62Label TextFor his Matrix series, Brent Kee Young, Chairman of the Glass Department at the Cleveland Institute of Art, heated Pyrex® rods over flames to create intricate glass webs. A fish trap was the inspiration for this delicate sculpture.

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