"Aureate Scarlet Tenax" by Robin Cass, 2019
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Robin Cass teaches glass at the Rochester Institute of Technology. According to the artist, this is the first piece in a new series that will contemplate on post-industrial nostalgia, resilience, and hope. Cass used Greenfield Village glass shop's "brake-light" ruby glass, blowing it into lightbulb and automobile lens molds, as well as using automobile spray and detailing paints.
Robin Cass teaches glass at the Rochester Institute of Technology. According to the artist, this is the first piece in a new series that will contemplate on post-industrial nostalgia, resilience, and hope. Cass used Greenfield Village glass shop's "brake-light" ruby glass, blowing it into lightbulb and automobile lens molds, as well as using automobile spray and detailing paints.
Artifact
Sculpture (Visual work)
Date Made
2019
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Creator Notes
Made in June 2019 in the Glass Shop in Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2019.118.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Robin Cass.
Material
Glass (Material)
Paint (Coating)
Gold (Metal)
Color
Red
Gold (Color)
Dimensions
Height: 13.5 inch
Width: 18.25 inch
Depth: 7 inch
Inscriptions
on back [signature in black marker]: R[obin] C[ass] / 2019
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