Acrobats
Vase
1939 (made)
1939 (made)
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| Place of origin |
In 1939 Steuben commissioned designs for glass from 27 contemporary artists. Pavel Tchelitchew's was one of the most successful. A painter and designer for the theatre, he made his way from Russia, during the Revolution, to New York via France, arriving in America in 1934.
Object details
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| Title | Acrobats (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraved glass |
| Brief description | Vase, designed by Pavel Tchelitchew, for Steuben glassworks, Corning, New York State, 1939 |
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| Credit line | Gift from Steuben Glass Inc, Corning, New York |
| Summary | In 1939 Steuben commissioned designs for glass from 27 contemporary artists. Pavel Tchelitchew's was one of the most successful. A painter and designer for the theatre, he made his way from Russia, during the Revolution, to New York via France, arriving in America in 1934. |
| Bibliographic reference | Steuben: Designs in Glass by 27 Contemporary Artists, n.d., about 1940 (Corning Lib.) |
| Other number | 9539 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.86-1952 |
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| Record created | December 13, 1997 |
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