GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Dale Chihuly is widely renowned for revitalizing glass as an art form and for bringing vibrant colors into public spaces with his dynamic, large-scale installations. Scholars view his exuberant installations and fine attention to craft as continuing a lineage that includes Louis Comfort Tiffany's turn-of-the-century stained glass windows [2008.21.1.McD, 2008.21.2.McD], for example, as well as the decadent ornamentation of the Baroque period.
The site-specific installation commissioned for the Hamon Atrium, Hart Window, reflects the enthusiastic public response to the Dallas Museum of Art's 1994 exhibition Dale Chihuly: Installations 1964-1994. At the time of their installation in 1995, the flower-like forms Chihuly used for Hart Window were the largest glass pieces ever blown.
Chloë Courtney, Digital Collections Content Coordinator
Drawn from
- "Hart Window installed in DMA's Hamon Atrium," DMA Press Release, 1995.
- Jack Cowart, "Introduction: Ecstasies of the Mind and Senses," in Chihuly, ed. Donald B. Kuspit (Seattle, Portland Press, 1998).
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Chihuly_Dale: ULAN: 500103274
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Seattle (Washington/United States): TGN: 7014494
Dallas (Texas/United States): TGN: 7013503
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glass (material): AAT: 300010797
glassblowing: AAT: 300053932
workshops (organizations): AAT: 300026026
Historical periods
twentieth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404514
Individuals
Subject terms
color (perceived attribute): AAT: 300056130
flower (motif): AAT: 300375563
installations (visual works): AAT: 300047896
monumental: AAT: 300073760
nature: AAT: 300179372
popular culture: AAT: 300055794
public art: AAT: 300056501
windows: AAT: 300002944
light (energy): AAT: 300056024
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PROVENANCE
1995: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Linda and Mitch Hart
The main source for this provenance is the contract dated October 7, 1994, between Jay Gates of the Dallas Museum of Art, and Linda and Milledge Hart, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file.
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General Description
Dale Chihuly is widely renowned for revitalizing glass as an art form and for bringing vibrant colors into public spaces with his dynamic, large-scale installations. Scholars view his exuberant installations and fine attention to craft as continuing a lineage that includes Louis Comfort Tiffany's turn-of-the-century stained glass windows [2008.21.1.McD, 2008.21.2.McD], for example, as well as the decadent ornamentation of the Baroque period.
The site-specific installation commissioned for the Hamon Atrium, Hart Window, reflects the enthusiastic public response to the Dallas Museum of Art's 1994 exhibition Dale Chihuly: Installations 1964-1994. At the time of their installation in 1995, the flower-like forms Chihuly used for Hart Window were the largest glass pieces ever blown.
Chloë Courtney, Digital Collections Content Coordinator
Drawn from
- "Hart Window installed in DMA's Hamon Atrium," DMA Press Release, 1995.
- Jack Cowart, "Introduction: Ecstasies of the Mind and Senses," in Chihuly, ed. Donald B. Kuspit (Seattle, Portland Press, 1998).
Fun Facts
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Notes
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Chihuly_Dale: ULAN: 500103274
Cultures
Geography
Seattle (Washington/United States): TGN: 7014494
Dallas (Texas/United States): TGN: 7013503
Process/materials
glass (material): AAT: 300010797
glassblowing: AAT: 300053932
workshops (organizations): AAT: 300026026
Historical periods
twentieth century (dates CE): AAT: 300404514
Individuals
Subject terms
color (perceived attribute): AAT: 300056130
flower (motif): AAT: 300375563
installations (visual works): AAT: 300047896
monumental: AAT: 300073760
nature: AAT: 300179372
popular culture: AAT: 300055794
public art: AAT: 300056501
windows: AAT: 300002944
light (energy): AAT: 300056024
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
1995: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Linda and Mitch Hart
The main source for this provenance is the contract dated October 7, 1994, between Jay Gates of the Dallas Museum of Art, and Linda and Milledge Hart, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records object file.
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