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Josh Simpson (American, born in 1949)
1997
Object Place: Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts, United States
Medium/Technique
Blown glass, sand-blasted and acid-etched
Dimensions
Overall: 20.3 x 26.7 x 20.3 cm (8 x 10 1/2 x 8 in.)
Other (Overall): 19.1cm (7 1/2in.)
Other (Overall): 19.1cm (7 1/2in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Bertram M. Cohen
Accession Number1997.259
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsContemporary Art, Americas
ClassificationsGlass
DescriptionOpalescent light yellow glass bowl that rests on its side. The exterior has been built up with dark purple glass to imitate a meteorite. There are applied pieces of bright lustre glass and lustre decals on the exterior.
Signed
Signed on lower interior surface at the lip "Simpson / 1997, 7.1.97"
Provenance1997, purchased by Bertram M. Cohen, Boston, Massachusetts, from the artist; 1997, gift of Bertram M. Cohen to the MFA (Accession date: December 31. 1997).
CopyrightReproduced with permission.