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Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941)
Sea Form/Macchia Assemblage, 1982
Blown glass, 8 x 15 3/4 x 19 3/4 inches
Museum purchase with funds from the Paramount
Industrial Companies Contemporary Glass Purchase Fund
© Dale Chihuly

Dale Chihuly, one of Harvey Littleton's first students, later studied glass blowing in 1968 at the Venini factory in Venice under a Fulbright Fellowship. These billowing sea forms reflect the influence of that famous factory. Chihuly's title Macchia means "spotted" in Italian. Since making this small-scale sculpture, Chihuly has gone on to create gargantuan sculptures and site-specific installations which incorporate hundreds of blown glass elements.

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