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Glass Sculpture: Greek Revival
Carol Cohen (American, born in 1939)
1994
Object Place: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Painted flat glass, painted wood
Dimensions
60.96 x 30.48 x 27.94 cm (24 x 12 x 11 in.)
Credit Line
American Decorative Arts Curator's Fund
Accession Number1996.192
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionFlat glass composition arranged vertically and set in a wooden box decorated by the artist with acrylic paint on glass. Flat glass is roughly rectangular but pointed upwards at the end. Figure of a classical statue painted in sections on glass in such a manner as to convey three -dimensionality.
Marks
Engraved on bottom edge of layer 1: "Greek Revival" [copyright] 1994 Carol Cohen
Provenance1994, purchased by the MFA from the artist (Accession date: September 18, 1996).
Copyright© 2000 Carol Cohen