Detail View: The AMICA Library: Figure #1

AMICA ID: 
CMA_.1997.165
AMICA Library Year: 
2000
Object Type: 
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Name: 
Halem, Henry
Creator Nationality: 
North American; American
Creator Role: 
artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
1938
Gender: 
M
Creator Name-CRT: 
Henry Halem
Title: 
Figure #1
Title Type: 
Primary
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
1988
Creation Start Date: 
1988
Creation End Date: 
1988
Materials and Techniques: 
vitrolite with painted enamel
Classification Term: 
Glass
Classification Term: 
Glass
Dimensions: 
Overall: 64.77cm x 48.26cm x 8.89cm
AMICA Contributor: 
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: 
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 
1997.165
Credit Line: 
Gift of Mike and Annie Belkin in honor of the exhibition, 'Glass Today'
Inscriptions: 
Inscribed: 'Halem 88'
Rights: 
Context: 
During his career, Halem has made a wide variety of glass vessels and sculptures. In recent years he has created reliefs made of vitrolite (an opaque glass used in the building industry prior to 1950) with details added in painted enamel. This approach gives his work the character of painting.
Related Image Identifier Link: 
CMA_.1997.165.tif