Phoenix Persian Pair has a large open element with rich yellow bands of color edged in lipstick red.  Resting inside is a contrasting red and orange lily form evoking the rhythm of an organic shape.  Together they represent one of Chihuly’s more original series.

Dale Chihuly (b.1941, Tacoma, Washington) is credited with breathing life into the now-flourishing world of blown glass. He studied at the University of Wisconsin with Harvey Littleton, and at the Venini Glass Factory in Venice, Italy (the first American to be granted such access). In 1971, he co-founded the Pilchuck Glass Center in Stanwood, Washington, which is now the creative center of the continually expanding art-glass universe. His works are in collections of more than 100 museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery.

Special Information: This hand-blown glass is signed by Chihuly and measures approximately thirteen inches across.  A Plexiglas vitrine and a hardcover book, Chihuly Persians, are included.

Produced by: Portland Press

Other works in the Smithsonian Art Collectors Program by Dale Chihuly:

Glass Art Vienna Green Basket Set, 2008

Glass Art Firefly Macchia, 2008

Glass Art Dakota Macchia, 2008

Chihuly Fine Art Print, Basket Drawing 1996