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Photography by Stephen Ironside

Sole d'Oro

Sole d’Oro, or “Golden Sun,” contains more than 1,300 hand-blown pieces of glass and weighs more than 5,000 pounds. For this sculpture, which was created for Crystal Bridges, the artist chose a subtle, yet brilliant palette of golden and clear glass forms to capture and reflect the natural light of the Ozark forest

ArtistDale Chihuly, born 1941
Date2017
MediumBlown glass and steel
Dimensions162 x 168 x 168 in. (411.5 x 426.7 x 426.7 cm)
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2019.9
ClassificationSculpture
ProvenanceChihuly Studio, Seattle, WA; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2019
On ViewYes
Sole d'Oro162 × 168 in.Standard/Movie Poster40 × 27 in.

This artwork's face covers about 25× the area of a standard movie poster.Drawn to the same scale.