Virginia Museum show features glass art pioneer Dale Chihuly
<p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="band">band</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increasing">increasing</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>…</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dale">Dale</span> <span word="Chihuly">Chihuly</span>.</p><p><span word="Art">Art</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Glass">Glass</span></p><p><span word="Dale">Dale</span> <span word="Chihuly">Chihuly</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="blew">blew</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="bubble">bubble</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="nineteen">nineteen</span> <span word="sixty">sixty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> -- <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="studio">studio</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="useful">useful</span> <span word="industrial">industrial</span> <span word="material">material</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="art">art</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="studio">studio</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="effort">effort</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="fiftieth">fiftieth</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="now">now</span>. <span word="Dale">Dale</span> <span word="Chihuly">Chihuly</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="marking">marking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Richmond">Richmond</span>, <span word="Virginia">Virginia</span>. <span word="Shirley">Shirley</span> <span word="Griffith">Griffith</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="Chihuly">Chihuly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fine">Fine</span> <span word="Arts">Arts</span>.” <span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ninety">ninety</span>-<span word="three">three</span> <span word="square">square</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="exhibition">exhibition</span> <span word="space">space</span>.</p><p><span word="Dale">Dale</span> <span word="Chihuly">Chihuly</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="large">large</span>. “<span word="Laguna">Laguna</span> <span word="Torcello">Torcello</span>,” <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="twenty">twenty</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="meters">meters</span> <span word="wide">wide</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="made">made</span> “<span word="Laguna">Laguna</span> <span word="Torcello">Torcello</span>” <span word="from">from</span> <span word="fifteen">fifteen</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="glass">glass</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="designed">designed</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Richmond">Richmond</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="shown">shown</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>. “<span word="Laguna">Laguna</span> <span word="Torcello">Torcello</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oldest">oldest</span> <span word="continuously">continuously</span> <span word="populated">populated</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Italy">Italy</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Venetian">Venetian</span> <span word="Lagoon">Lagoon</span>.</p><p><span word="Dale">Dale</span> <span word="Chihuly">Chihuly</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Venice">Venice</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="factory">factory</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span>.</p>
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