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American Decorative Arts
Maker: Oanh Pham Phu, German, born Vietnam 1939
Designer (glasses): Freda Diamond, American, 1905–1998
Manufacturer (glasses): Durobor, Belgian, founded 1928
Gläser-Ojeckt 100
1964
Plexiglas, colorless glass
39 1/2 × 39 1/2 × 4 in. (100.33 × 100.33 × 10.16 cm)
Gift of Thomas Colville, Mus.M. 1968
2009.140.1
Geography:
Probably made in Germany
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
German
Period:
20th century
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Phillips de Pury and Luxembourg, New York, New York, May 22, 2002, lot 155; sold to Thomas Colville, New Haven, Connecticut; given by him to Yale University Art Gallery, 2009
Bibliography:
Phillips de Pury & Company, New York, New York, 20–21st Century Design Art, sale cat. (May 22, 2002), lot 155.
“Acquisitions,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2010.pdf (accessed 2012).
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.