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Museo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
The Glass Blowers
Museo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Museo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.

The Glass Blowers

Artist (American, 1858-1908)
Date1883
Object number58.0034
Mediumoil on panel
Dimensions15 3/4 x 20 x 7/16 in. (40 x 50.8 x 1.1 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
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DescriptionSeated on wooden stools around a long table, seven men work glass in miniature furnaces, which fill the scene with a warm glow. The men’s coats are hung up in the rear of the dimly-lit workroom, probably in a converted house. The painter uses a simple technique to capture many details of the scene, perhaps based on life observation of a glass workshop in New York City, and to make the viewer wonder at each figure’s individual character and story. The worker in a blue shirt has an anchor tattooed on his hand, which may hint at his former career.
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