"Dinosaur" by Lino Tagliapietra, 2005

Summary

Master studio glass artist Lino Tagliapietra fashioned this sculpture, part of his iconic "Dinosaur" series. Tagliapietra imagines dinosaurs as gentle, docile, yet powerful water-dwelling creatures, depicting them as abstract forms. His work, with its elongated, curving shapes indicative of the graceful necks of prehistoric underwater creatures, suggests the look of a dinosaur.

Master studio glass artist Lino Tagliapietra fashioned this sculpture, part of his iconic "Dinosaur" series. Tagliapietra imagines dinosaurs as gentle, docile, yet powerful water-dwelling creatures, depicting them as abstract forms. His work, with its elongated, curving shapes indicative of the graceful necks of prehistoric underwater creatures, suggests the look of a dinosaur.

Artifact

Sculpture (Visual work)

Date Made

2005

 On Exhibit

at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass

Object ID

2015.92.66

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Bruce and Ann Bachmann.

Material

Glass (Material)

Color

Yellow
Aqua (Color)
Colorless

Dimensions

Height: 48.75 in

Width: 18.75 in

Length: 5.75 in

Volume: 3.13 cu. ft.  (Storage volume: 6.02 cu. ft.)

Weight: 20 lbs

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