Raising Glass

Raising Glass

A photo essay. To view all 24 images, check out the email version.

A Nation Reflected: Stories in American Glass, a new exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery, enlightens visitors on the functional, cultural and historical significance of more than 100 glass objects.

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This photo essay, on the other hand, focuses on the aesthetic pleasures they provide—because while glass certainly reflects us, it also captures us.

A Nation Reflected: Stories in American Glass
Yale University Art Gallery – 1111 Chapel St, New Haven (map)
Tues-Wed 10am-5pm, Thurs 10am-8pm, Fri 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun 11am-5pm
(203) 432-0600
www.artgallery.yale.edu/…

Written and photographed by Dan Mims. Image depicts a compote circa 1845-55.

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