The Invention of the Games

Date1991

Maker Ginny Ruffner American, 1952 -2025

Object number2005.264

ProvenanceLinda Ferris Gallery, Seattle, Washington; Jon and Mary Shirley, Medina, Washington, 1991; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2005

Photo CreditPhoto: Paul Macapia

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Wash., Linda Farris Gallery, Ginny Ruffner, Sept. 1991. Text by Tom Robbins. No cat. no., reproduced. Seattle, Wash., Seattle Asian Art Museum, A Transparent Legacy: Studio Glass Gifted to SAM From The Collection of Jon and Mary Shirley, May 4, 2006 - Oct. 15, 2006Published ReferencesDarling, Michael. "Studio Glass: Tradition and Innovation," A Community of Collectors, Seattle, WA: Seattle Art Museum, 2008, p. 152, illus. 130.

Credit LineGift of Jon and Mary Shirley, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum

Dimensions25 x 37 x 20 in. (63.5 x 94 x 50.8 cm)

MediumLampworked glass, colored pencil, crayon, paint