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Monuments in a Park

Monuments in a Park

Audrey Handler

Life-sized glass fruits appear monumental in scale next to tiny human figures in this surreal environment. The glass park sits on a wood base checkered like a small-town restaurant tablecloth. Audrey Handler sees herself as a storyteller. “I usually have a theme, but I like the viewer to look at my work and bring his or her own interpretation to my art. What do they see?
Artist/Maker
Audrey Handler
(American, b. 1934)
Title
Monuments in a Park
Date
1987–1988
Material & Process
Blown glass, plate glass, sterling silver, and 18k gold on wood base with oak, walnut and rosewood inlays
Dimensions
14 1/2 x 14 x 10 in. overall
Credit
Joen Greenwood Endowment Fund purchase
Inventory No.
2020.36a-y
Classification
Sculpture
Location
United States

Related

2020, sold by the artist, Audrey Handler (Madison, WI) to the Chazen Museum of Art

  • Sharper Edges: Women Working on the Edge of Glass: Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, 11/15/2018–2/7/2019
  • World Glass Now '88: Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, 7/30/1988–9/4/1988

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