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Art-glass panel for a bay window, one of six
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William Gray Purcell ; E. L. Sharretts (working for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.)
Date

1909
Institution Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G300
Art-glass panel for a bay window, one of six, William Gray Purcell ; E. L. Sharretts (working for Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.)
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This design reflects Purcell's fascination with modern technology. In 1939 Purcell wrote about his inspiration for these windows. In 1909 at the Orpheum vaudeville show Purcell saw a "moving picture" called The June Bug featuring the aviator Glenn Curtiss flying his biplane. "To partners who were endeavoring in their work to relate Architecture and the Machine, such a sight gave serious pause. I made a record of my feelings by putting a 'June Bug' biplane against some big piled-up clouds in the leaded glass transoms of the new Stricker dining room bay window."
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Medium: Architecture, Architecture-Glass | Glass, zinc caming
Size: 60 x 24 in. (152.4 x 60.96 cm)
Creation Place: North America, United States, Minnesota, Minneapolis
Culture: North America, United States, Minnesota
Style: 20th century, Prairie School
Credit: Collection Minneapolis Institute of Arts; The Ethel Morrison Van Derlip Fund
Accession Number: 94.28.1
Artist: William Purcell, American, 1880-1965
Role: Designer
Nationality: American
Life Dates: American, 1880-1965

Artist: E. Sharretts, American
Role: Maker
Nationality: American
Life Dates: American
Added to Site: February 28, 2009
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