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| Artist | | BERNSTEIN, William | | Birth | | 1945, Newark, New Jersey, United States of America | | | | | | Title | | Jar with bear couple lid | | Date | | 1973 | | Place | | Burnsville, North Carolina | | Medium | | blown and hot-worked glass | | Dims | | 25.2 x 20.0 x 13.0 cm | | Collection | | National Gallery of Australia | | Creditline | | Crafts Board of the Australia Council Collection 1980 | | AccNo | | 82.2317.A-B |
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William Bernstein is one of a group of American glass artists whose work in the 1970s demonstrated a looser approach to glassblowing, introducing humour and cartoon-like imagery into their work. His technique of 'sketching' with molten glass on to blown forms allows him to build a fluid narrative into the work, in this case, a humorous allusion to the association of bears and honey in the distorted form of a domestic glass honey jar.
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