Whale Hat
Date1999
Maker
Preston Singletary
Native American, Tlingit, born 1963
Label TextPreston Singletary is a renowned local Indigenous glass artist who began adapting traditional Tlingit designs in glass in the early 1990s. Whale Hat is one of his first glass hats, paying tribute to the dual artistry of women who create the spruce root hats and the men who paint them with crest designs.
Object number2019.3.15
Provenance[Vetri International Glass, Seattle, Washington]; purchased from gallery by Bruce and Mary-Louise Colwell, Seattle, Washington, 1999; to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2019
Photo CreditPhoto: Scott Leen
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, INKED! Northwest Coast Silkscreen Prints from the Colwell Collection, Mar. 5 - Dec. 12, 2021.
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Pacific Species, Dec. 12, 2022 - ongoing.Credit LineGift of R. Bruce and Mary-Louise Colwell
DimensionsHeight: 7 in. (17.8 cm)
Diameter at base: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Diameter at top: 17 in. (43.2 cm)
MediumGlass
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