Object Details
- Artist
- Paul Stankard, born Attleboro, MA 1943
- Luce Center Label
- Paul Stankard often includes tiny figures entwined around the roots of his plants and flowers. These are inspired by twelfth-century woodcuttings that incorporate human forms into botanical images. Stankard writes poems to accompany his work when he feels that his ideas cannot be expressed in glass alone. He describes his process as:
- "Oxygen enriched propane
- ignites fire, splashes
- over glass held melting
- mimicking nature . . ." Paul Stankard, Habatat Galleries
- Luce Object Quote
- "To some, the rigidity of glass and crystal may seem contrary to the delicacy of a flower, but I believe that, in trained hands, glass is the most perfect substance for perpetuating its transient beauty." Paul Stankard
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Carol and Don Wiiken
- 1979
- Object number
- 1999.57.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Decorative Arts-Glass
- Crafts
- Medium
- glass
- Dimensions
- 2 3/4 x 3 1/2 in. (7 x 8.9 cm) diam.
- See more items in
- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Renwick Gallery
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor, 55B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 4th Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Record ID
- saam_1999.57.13
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7db91072f-f3ad-4ee4-9306-dfb876b847aa
