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**Dale Chihuly**
	Dale Chihuly
	; Dale Chihuly
Birth name	Dale Patrick Chihuly
Born	September 20, 1941 (age 68); Tacoma, Washington
Nationality	American
Field	Glass sculptor
Training	University of Wisconsin–Madison, Rhode Island School of Design.

Dale Chihuly (b. September 20, 1941 in Tacoma, Washington, United States) is a Slovak American glass sculptor and entrepreneur.

[edit] Biography

Chihuly graduated from high school in Tacoma. Supported by his mother, after his brother George's death in a flight-training accident in Florida and his father's death of a heart attack, he enrolled at the College of the Puget Sound in 1959. A year later, he transferred to the University of Washington at Seattle, where in 1965 he received a bachelor of arts degree in interior design.^[1]

In 1967, he received a Master of Science in sculpture from the University of Wisconsin–Madison^[1], where he studied under Harvey Littleton. In 1968, he studied glass in Venice on a Fulbright Fellowship and received a Master of Fine Arts at the Rhode Island School of Design.^[1] In 1971, with the support of John Hauberg and Anne Gould Hauberg, Chihuly founded the Pilchuck Glass School near Stanwood, Washington.^[2]

In 1976, while Chihuly was in England, he was involved in a head-on automobile accident during which he flew through the windshield.^[1]^[3] His face was severely cut by glass and he was blinded in his left eye. After recovering, he continued to blow glass until he dislocated his shoulder in a 1979 bodysurfing accident.^[3] No longer able to hold the glass blowing pipe, he hired others to do the work; Chihuly explained the change in a 2006 interview, saying "Once I stepped back, I liked the view" and pointing out that it allowed him to see the work from more perspectives and enabled him to anticipate problems faster.^[1] Chihuly describes his role as "more choreographer than dancer, more supervisor than participant, more director than actor."^[1]

Chihuly and his team of artists were the subjects of the documentary Chihuly Over Venice; the program was the first HDTV program to be broadcast in the United States when it aired in November 1998.^{[citation needed]} They were also featured in the documentary Chihuly in the Hotshop, syndicated to public television stations by American Public Television starting in November 1, 2008.^[4]

[edit] About his work

Crystal Towers on the Chihuly Bridge of Glass, Tacoma, Washington.

Regina Hackett, as the Seattle Post-Intelligencer art critic, provided a chronology of his work during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s:^[1]

1975: Navajo Blanket Series, in which patterns of Navajo blankets were painted onto glass
1977: Northwest Coast Basket Series, baskets inspired by Northwest coast Indian baskets he'd seen as a child
1980: Seaform Series, transparent sculptures of thin glass, strengthened by ribbed strands of color
1981: Macchia Series, featuring every color available in the studio
1986: Persian Series, inspired by Middle East glass from the 12th- to 14th-century, featuring more restrained color and room-sized installations
1988: Venetian Series, improvisations based on Italian Art Deco
1989: Ikebana Series, glass flower arrangements inspired by Ikebana
1990: Venetian Series returns, this time in a more eccentric form
1991: Niijima Floats, six-foot spheres of intricate color inspired by Japanese fishing floats from the island of Niijima^[5]
1992: Chandeliers, starting modestly but by the middle of the decade involving a ton of glass orbs and shapes that in some works look like flowers, others like breasts, and still others like snakes

Chihuly has also produced a sizable volume of "Irish cylinders"^[6], which are more modest in conception than his blown glass works.

[edit] Galleries

Chihuly maintains two retail stores in partnership with MGM Mirage. One is located at the Bellagio on the Las Vegas Strip,^[7] the other at the MGM Grand Casino in Macau.^[8] A number of other galleries also carry his pieces.

[edit] 2006 lawsuit

In 2006, Chihuly filed a lawsuit against a pair of glassblowers, including Robert Kaindl, whom he accused of copying his work. Chihuly was unsuccessful: the Glassblower Federation argued that Chihuly's designs feature basic shapes; therefore any novice would be able to create the spiral glass which is featured in many of Chihuly's compositions.^[9]^[10] The lawsuit was settled out of court.^[11]

[edit] Permanent collections

[edit] United States

In 2000, Chihuly's commission from the Victoria and Albert Museum for a 30 ft (9.1 m) high, blown glass chandelier dominates the museum's main entrance.

Close-up of Chihuly glass sculpture at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

Reeds, De Young Museum, San Francisco, 2008.

Alabama
- The Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art, Auburn University, Auburn
- (1995) Birmingham Persian Wall, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham
California
- Founders Hall Art Gallery, Soka University of America, Aliso Viejo
- (1995)^[12] San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose
Colorado
- (2004)^[13] Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, Colorado Springs
Delaware
- (1999-2005)^[14] Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington
Florida
- Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, Florida
- Boca Raton Museum of Art, Boca Raton, Florida
Hawaii
- The Contemporary Museum, Honolulu
- (1992) Persians Yellow and Cobalt Wall Piece, Honolulu Academy of Arts
- (2001) Reef, Honolulu Academy of Arts
Illinois
- Schaumburg Township District Library Main Branch
Indiana
- (2006)^[15] The Children's Museum of Indianapolis, Indianapolis
Kansas
- (2003)^[16] Wichita Art Museum, Wichita
Michigan
- Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo
- (2000) Beacon Gold Chandelier Krasl Art Center, St. Joseph
- Flint Institute of Arts, Flint
- (2003) Guilded Champagne Gardens Chandelier Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids
- (2009) Lena’s Garden Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids
Minnesota
- (1999)^[17] Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis
- (2001)^[18] Mayo Clinic, Rochester
Missouri
- (1996) Campiello del Remer, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri
- (1996) Palazzo di Loredana Balboni, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, Missouri
Nebraska
- (2000) Chihuly: Inside & Out Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha
- (2000) Toreador Red, Peter Kiewit Institute at the University of Nebraska, Omaha
Nevada
- (1998) Fiori di Como, Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Paradise, Las Vegas
- (2004) Nevada Cancer Institute, Summerlin
New Jersey
- (2003)^[19] Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa, Atlantic City
New York
- (1987) Rainbow Room Frieze, Rockefeller Center, New York City
- (1994) Persian Window, St. Peter's Church, New York City
- (2000) Fern Green Tower, Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York City
Ohio
- (2003)^[20], Franklin Park Conservatory, Columbus
- (2005) The University of Akron, Akron
- (2006) Campiello del Remer #2, Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo
Oklahoma
- (2002) Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City
Oregon
- (2000) Gilded & Ethereal Blue Chandelier, Global Aviation, Hillsboro Airport, Hillsboro
Texas
- (1995) Hart Window, Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
- (2003) Persian Ceiling, San Antonio Museum of Art, San Antonio
- (2003) Fiesta Tower, San Antonio Public Library, San Antonio
Utah
- (2002)^[21] Olympic Tower, Salt Lake City
Washington
- (1988)^[22] Frank Russell Company, Tacoma
- (1991)^[23] City Centre Mall, Seattle
- (1992-1993)^[24] Washington State Trade and Convention Center, Seattle
- (1994)^[25] Union Station Federal Courthouse, Tacoma
- (1995) Gonzaga University Red Chandelier Jundt Art Museum at Gonzaga University, Spokane
- (1995) Persian Window, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma
- (1995)^[26] Microsoft Corporation, Redmond
- (1996)^[27] Sleeping Lady Conference Retreat, Leavenworth
- (1997)^[28] Tacoma News Tribune, Tacoma
- (1998) Crystal Cascade, Benaroya Hall, Seattle
- (2000) Chihuly Window, University of Puget Sound. Tacoma
- (2002) Chihuly Bridge of Glass, Museum of Glass, Tacoma
- (2003)^[29] Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma
Wisconsin
- (1998) Mendota Wall Kohl Center, University of Wisconsin–Madison
- (2004) [2], University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

[edit] Canada

Quebec
- (2001)^[30] Hilton Lac-Leamy, Gatineau
British Columbia
- (1998)^[31] 1200 Georgia Street, Vancouver

[edit] England

(2001)^[32] Victoria and Albert Museum, London

[edit] United Arab Emirates

(2008)^[33]

Atlantis, The Palm, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

[edit] Exhibitions

(1996) Chihuly Over Venice, Venice, Italy
(1999-2000) Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem 2000, Tower of David, Jerusalem, Israel
(2001-2002) Chihuly In The Park: A Garden Of Glass, Garfield Park Conservatory, Chicago, Illinois
(2004) Chihuly in the Garden, Atlanta Botanical Garden, Atlanta, Georgia
(2005) Gardens of Glass, Kew Gardens, London.
(2005) Chihuly in Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo Institute of Arts, Kalamazoo, Michigan
(2005-2007) Chihuly at Fairchild, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Coral Gables, Florida
(2006) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, Missouri
(2006) Oisterwijk Sculptuur, Oisterwijk, Netherlands
(2006) New York Botanical Garden, New York, New York
(2007) Wrapped In Tradition: The Chihuly Collection of American Indian Trade Blankets Mayborn Museum Complex, Waco, Texas
(2007) Chihuly at Phipps: Gardens and Glass, Phipps Conservatory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
(2008) Chihuly at the de Young, de Young Museum, San Francisco, California
(2009) Chihuly: Day and Night, Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona

[edit] Chihuly Gallery

Chihuly's The Sun was on temporary display until January 2006 at Kew Gardens, London, England. The piece is 13 feet (4 m) high	Dale Chihuly glass art at the exhibition of his work in Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 2005	Missouri Botanical Garden installation (two spheres)
At the Tower of David	Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, 2009	Chihuly at the Garden, Atlanta Botanical Garden, 2007

[edit] Bibliography

Chihuly Over Venice by William Warmus and Dana Self. Seattle: Portland Press, 1996.
Chihuly by Donald Kuspit. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1998.
The Essential Dale Chihuly by William Warmus. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2000.
Dale Chihuly:365 Days. Margaret L. Kaplan, Editor. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2008.

in 1993

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Chihuly victimized by his own success?, an April 17, 2006 article from the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
^ About the Pilchuck Glass School from their website
^ ^a ^b Glass Houses: Dale Chihuly Files a Lawsuit That Raises Big Questions... About Dale Chihuly, a February 2006 article from The Stranger
^ Chihuly Over Venice from Chihuly's Portland Press website
^ Niijima from Chihuly's website
^ photo from lakeview-museum.org
^ List of stores from the Bellagio hotel/casino website
^ Press release by MGM Macau mentioning Chihuly shop (search for "Chihuly retail")
^ Glass warfare from the website of the St. Petersburg Times
^ The Seattle Times: Local News: Glass artist Chihuly's lawsuit tests limits of copyrighting art, a 2005 article from The Seattle Times;
^ Chihuly, rival glass artist settle dispute a 2006 article from The Seattle Times
^ San Jose Museum of Art | Sculptures
^ Chihuly at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
^ Delaware Art Museum
^ The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
^ http://www.wichitaartmuseum.org/exp2k3.html
^ artsmia.org : viewer
^ Dale Chihuly
^ Chihuly - Borgata Hotel + Casino, Atlantic City
^ http://www.fpconservatory.org/chihuly.htm
^ http://www.slco.org/fi/slcoart/art/Chihuly-Dale/Tower.html
^ Chihuly at the Frank Russel Bldg
^ Chihuly City Centre Installation
^ Chihuly Washington State Convention Center Installation
^ Chihuly - Union Station
^ Dale Chihuly
^ Chihuly - Icicle Creek
^ Chihuly - The News Tribune
^ Chihuly
^ Chihuly - Hilton Lac-Leamy, Hull, Quebec
^ Dale Chihuly
^ Chihuly at the V&A
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[strange-2] Glass Houses: Dale Chihuly Files a Lawsuit That Raises Big Questions... About Dale Chihuly, a February 2006 article from The Stranger

[3] Chihuly Over Venice from Chihuly's Portland Press website

[4] Niijima from Chihuly's website

[5] to from lakeview-museum.org

[6] List of stores from the Bellagio hotel/casino website

[7] Press release by MGM Macau mentioning Chihuly shop (search for "Chihuly retail")

[8] Glass warfare from the website of the St. Petersburg Times

[9] The Seattle Times: Local News: Glass artist Chihuly's lawsuit tests limits of copyrighting art, a 2005 article from The Seattle Times;

[10] Chihuly, rival glass artist settle dispute a 2006 article from The Seattle Times

[11] San Jose Museum of Art | Sculptures

[12] Chihuly at the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center

[13] Delaware Art Museum

[14] The Children's Museum of Indianapolis

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[22] Chihuly City Centre Installation

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[24] Chihuly - Union Station

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[26] Chihuly - Icicle Creek

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