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Blue Chandelier

By Dale Chihuly
Category: Sculpture

About

In 2006, the Garden presented “Glass in the Garden,” an exhibition of blown glass sculptures by renowned artist Dale Chihuly. The spectacular 928-piece Missouri Botanical Garden Blue Chandelier, 2006 is permanently suspended in the Ridgway Visitor Center atrium. Chihuly’s Walla Wallas were purchased for the Garden, where the onion-shaped glass floats in the central axis reflecting pool during warm weather months. Several graceful, amber-colored Sunset Herons were also purchased and are displayed inside the Climatron.

Dimensions: 30′
Year Completed: 2006
Material: Glass
Owner: Missouri Botanical Garden


About the artist:

Dale Chihuly

b. 1941

Dale Chihuly was born in 1941 and is well known for his glass sculptures. Dale Chihuly was born in 1941 and is well known for his glass sculptures. He earned a BA from the University of Washington and an MFA from Rhode Island School of Design. He traveled to Venice on a Fulbright scholarship in 1968 where he studied glass. Chihuly’s glass sculptures can be seen all over the world, including London and in many cities across the US.