Otaru Series 1987-88 #18

Artist Marvin Lipofsky (American, 1938 - 2016)

Artist Mitsunobu Sagawa (Japanese, founded 1953)

Place of OriginAmerica

Date1987-1988

Dimensions9 x 14 x 12 in. (22.9 x 35.6 x 30.5 cm)

MediumGlass, twine, wire

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of the Marvin Lipofsky Studio

Object number

2024.38

On View

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 2

DescriptionMold blown glass, cut, sandblasted, acid etched, with twin and wire Organic glass vessel of frosted lavender glass. Object has a small round opening on the top of the work and a larger opening on the center of the object, revealing shiny glass inside. Attached to the work near the opening is a collection of twine attached to the glass with blue and red wire. The twine lays across the vessel's large central opening.

Published ReferencesBaizerman, Suzanne, ed, Marvin Lipofsky: A Glass Odyssey, Oakland, California, Oakland Museum of Art, 2003, p. 41. c.f. Marvin Lipofsky: Survey 1969-2009. San Francisco, CA: Micaela Gallery, 2009.Exhibition HistoryGalerie Maronie, Kyoto, Japan, 1987. Navy Pier, SOFA Chicago, Chicago, [unknown exhibition title], 2008. Richmond Art Center, Richmond, California, Marvin Lipofsky: Molten Matter/Fantastic Form, January 10–February 2017.