$5,440
Unframed.
Left hand side likely trimmed approximately 1". Otherwise good condition, with one possible 1/8" tear at right side of lower edge.
By 1994 the Hilltop neighborhood in Tacoma was one of the most troubled areas on the West Coast. Chihuly, a Tacoma native, co-founded Hilltop Artists and partnered with Tacoma Public Schools with the goal of providing youth with alternatives to street violence. A full-size hot shop program was added to Jason Lee Middle School where he created quite a few splatter paintings during his three-week residency in 1995; the present lot was gifted to students and teachers. Signed to lower right ‘Chihuly’.
USA, 1995
acrylic and metallic paint on paper
41½ h × 25 w in (105 × 63 cm)
Provenance: Hilltop Artist in Residence Program, Jason Lee Middle School, Tacoma, 1995 | Private Collection
Auctioneer:
Rago
Date:
2020-01-19
