Alice
Sculpture
1999 (assembled)
1999 (assembled)
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A six-part sculptural artwork of purpose-made glass and found objects in the form of an assemblage made up of a blown glass structure (tazza base, with separate domed T-shaped top) enclosing a porcelain figure (Alice), with suspended thermometer and hand brush, and, at the apex, a fruitwood apple.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Title | Alice (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | lamp-blown glass and found objects |
| Brief description | 'Alice', a six-part sculptural artwork of purpose-made glass and found objects in the form of an assemblage made up of a blown glass structure, by Richard Meitner, The Netherlands (Amsterdam), 1999 |
| Physical description | A six-part sculptural artwork of purpose-made glass and found objects in the form of an assemblage made up of a blown glass structure (tazza base, with separate domed T-shaped top) enclosing a porcelain figure (Alice), with suspended thermometer and hand brush, and, at the apex, a fruitwood apple. |
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| Gallery label | Richard Craig Meitner (born 1949)
Alice
1999
Until recently Meiter preferred not to investigate his innermost reasons for assembling the images he chose: 'Something gets injured in the process it seems to me.' In Alice even the title is unspecific, only hinting at a Wonderland of meaning.
The Netherlands (Amsterdam)
Hand-blown and lamp-worked borosilicate glass; mixed media
Museum no. C.9:1 to 6-2004. Anonymous gift |
| Bibliographic reference | Ceramics and Glass Collection Object Information File |
| Other number | 9826 - Glass gallery number |
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| Accession number | C.9:1-2004 |
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| Record created | May 7, 2004 |
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