Tulip glass (Tulpanglas), 1957
Blown glassexpand_more
The Modernism Collection, gift of Norwest Bank Minnesotaexpand_more 98.276.277
On View in Gallery 378expand_more
Henry Karlsson, the master glassblower at Orrefors, described the remarkably thin-stemmed Tulip vases as “the most difficult...and most exciting thing I ever did.” Sizes and shapes varied, but the tendency was toward ever more exaggerated stem length. Production of the series continued until 1981.
Details
- Title
- Tulip glass (Tulpanglas)
- Artist Life
- 1898-2012
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 98.276.277
- Curator Approved
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