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Image of Crane Road Spring

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Artist
Mark Peiser (Primary)
Title

Crane Road Spring

Date
1980
Century
20th century
Medium & Support
Blown and torch-worked glass
Dimensions
Overall: 12 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.
Style
Studio Crafts
Object Type
Glass
Class System
Decorative Arts & Design
Class 1
Sculptural
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. & Mrs. George Ovanezian
Accession Number
2004.18.03.50
Copyright
In Copyright
© Mark Peiser
ON VIEW
Description

Tall "paper weight vase" with clear, green glass. Image on side of vase shows trees, fence, grass and flowers.

Label History

Peiser’s career neatly divides into several series. The Paperweight Vase series (1975–1981) illustrated views in nature, interior scenes, and abstract imagery. Depicted here is a scene of a rural road that he used to drive by near Saratoga Springs, NY. Peiser lived in the region for only a few months one autumn and winter, but here he has imagined its glowing presence in the spring. A master of glass chemistry and innovations in the studio process, each of his series continues, as Peiser would say, his “dance with glass.”

Exhibition Title: Asheville Art Museum: An Introduction to the Collection
Label Date: 2021
Type: Catalogue Entry
Written by: Whitney Richardson

Exhibition List
This object was included in the following exhibitions:

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