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Gaffer on a Bench, (sculpture). Artist:  Lucchesi, Bruno, 1926- , sculptor. Unknown (Italy), founder. Title:  Gaffer on a Bench, (sculpture). Other Titles:  Gaffer on Bench, (sculpture). Dates:  Commissioned 1992. Dedicated Dec. 4, 1993. Digital Reference:  Medium:  Bronze. Inscription:  (On bench, side:) BRUNO LUCCHESI (On embedded slate plaque, by bench:) BRUNO LUCCHESI/U.S.A./B. 1926/GAFFER ON BENCH/1993 signed Description:  Full-length figure of a gaffer, or glass blower, is seated on a glass blower's bench. He wears work clothes with his shirt sleeves rolled up. His eyeglasses are on his head. He holds a blowing iron in both hands. The iron is pointed downward diagonally, and is tipped with a round, inflated piece of glass. Tools lay on the left end of the bench. Subject:  Figure male -- Full length Occupation -- Craft -- Glassworker Object -- Tool -- Blowing Iron Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- New York -- Corning Sculpture Owner:  Corning, Inc., Headquarters grounds, Corning, New York 14830 Remarks:  The bench used in the sculpture was cast from an actual bench used by a popular gaffer from Steuben. The blow pipe, stamped Revere, may have also been cast from a pipe used by the gaffer. The sculpture was originally modeled for the Corning Centennial Sculpture Project competition; the winning design to be placed at the Corning Hilton Convention Center. When another work won the competition, Corning Inc. purchased this sculpture for their corporate headquarters. It was erected in honor of all the craftsmen who have worked for them. IAS files contain a related article from the Leader, Dec. 2, 1993. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, New York survey, 1993. Illustration:  Image on file. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS NY001035   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture NY001035 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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