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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
What if Flowers Could Spin Webs?
Photo: Elizabeth Mann

What if Flowers Could Spin Webs?

Date1993
Maker Ginny Ruffner American, 1952 -2025
Object number2005.267
ProvenanceArtist; Linda Farris Gallery, Seattle, Washington; Jon and Mary Shirley, Medina, Washington, 1993; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2005
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Credit LineGift of Jon and Mary Shirley, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum
Dimensions27 x 28 x 9in. (68.6 x 71.1 x 22.9cm)
MediumLampworked glass, paint, crayon, colored pencil
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