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Title
Antique Gold and Aquamarine Chandelier
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Artist
Dale Chihuly
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Location
Denver Performing Arts Complex, Ellie Caulkins Opera House
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Neighborhood
Central Business District
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Year
2006
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Artwork Type
Public Sculpture
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Material
glass
What People Are Saying
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10 people say Photogenic
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8 people say Thought Provoking
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7 people say Family Friendly
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7 people say Hidden Gem
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3 people say Interactive
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1 people say Love it
About This Piece
Artist Dale Chihuly, born in 1941, lives and works in Seattle. He received a B.A. from the University of Washington, an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and an M.F.A. from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISO). In 1969, he established the glass program at RISO, where he taught full time for more than a decade. He cofounded Pilchuck Glass School near Stanwood, Washington, in 1971.
Chihuly's work is included in more than 200 museum collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Smithsonian American Art Museum, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Palais du Louvre, and the Corning Museum of Glass.
Among the many museums in which his work has been exhibited are the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery, the Louvre's Musee des Arts Decoratifs, the National Gallery of Australia, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.