Ross Richmond Glass “Portrait” Bust / Sculpture
Artist/Designer: Ross Richmond (American, b. 1971)
Additional Information: Provenance: Private Collection, Palm Beach, Florida. Ross started working with glass at the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1991. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Glass and a minor in Small Metals (jewelry). He has studied and taught at many prestigious glass schools across the country including the Penland School of Craft and the Pilchuck Glass School. In 1997 Ross began working as an apprentice to William Morris becoming a member of his team in 1999, working alongside Bill until his retirement in 2007. Ross has had residencies at the Tacoma Museum of Glass, Toledo Glass Museum and Corning Glass Museum in the last few years, and is in the slow process of building his own hot glass studio. Ross’ pieces are typically narrative, working mainly with figurative elements and symbolic objects. His work currently shows at a number of galleries across the country and he has taught in the US and Canada. – rossrichmond.com
Marking(s); notes: no marking(s) apparent
Country of origin; materials: USA; blown and hot-sculpted glass, metal (stand)
Dimensions: 10.75″h, 7.25″w, 5″d on stand
Condition: very good, patina to metal, light scratches and scuffs to interior, no chips or cracks
Price: $2,500