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DALE CHIHULY, Artist

Born in 1941 in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly was introduced to glass while studying interior design at the University of Washington. After graduating in 1965, Chihuly enrolled in the first glass programme in the country, at the University of Wisconsin. He continued his studies at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), where he later established the glass program and taught for more than a decade.

In 1968, after receiving a Fulbright Fellowship, he went to work at the Venini glass factory in Venice. There he observed the team approach to blowing glass, which is critical to the way he works today. In 1971, Chihuly cofounded Pilchuck Glass School in Washington State. With this international glass center, Chihuly has led the avant-garde in the development of glass as a fine art.

His work is included in more than 200 hundred museum collections worldwide. He has been the recipient of many awards, including twelve honorary doctorates and two fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The photo shown was taken at the Seattle exhibition which opened in 2012, and is ongoing.

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╰☆☆June☆☆╮ ^club

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11 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.

Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Thanks for sharing this extraordinary picture!

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Brilliant capture June. Well done my friend Hugs Tess

11 years ago.

Treasa Ui Cionaodha

Hi again June

11 years ago.

Léopold ^club

Most certainly worth a soft torticolis.

11 years ago.

@ngélique ❤️ ^club

super ces couleurs automnales !
bisous June !

11 years ago.

Blueman

Beautiful!

Thanks for sharing this extraordinary picture!

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11 years ago.

ctofcsco

Thanks for sharing this extraordinary picture!

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11 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

This is just gorgeous................and perfectly exposed. Can't have been easy with all the bright light coming through the glass.........so great work!

11 years ago.