Land Speed Assault 07-8 #1758

Artist Richard Marquis (American, born 1945)

Date2007

DimensionsH. 5 1/4"; W. 21", D. 8 1/4"

MediumBlown glass, wood, brass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Florence Scott Libbey Bequest in Memory of her Father, Maurice A. Scott and Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Owen, by exchange

Object number

2016.17

Not on View

DescriptionOrange striped glass

Label TextRichard Marquis is a prolific glass artist working in the Seattle area, who has been challenging what glass can express since the start of the Studio Glass movement. His series Land Speed Assault Vehicles is inspired by 1930s race cars used at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The shiny mirrored surfaces along with the aerodynamic forms give the stationary glass cars a sense of racing motion.Exhibition HistoryCorte Barozzi, Italy, Caterina Tognon Arte Contemporanea, Richard Marquis - Racing for Speed, Summer 2009.

Scotland, Sunderland Glass Centre, Razzle dazzle man, March 20- July 3, 2010.