Richard Posner (American, 1948-2011), Liberty's Hand and Torch

1983, clear cast glass hand and torch mounted to a glass bowl, etched signature.

18.5 in.

The Contemporary Art Collection of Francine & Benson Pilloff, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Accompanied by (20) emulsion slides of various Posner projects and creations; a printed image of this sculpture; two vintage Posner postcards; and a nine page biography.

Public artist, architectural glass designer, ceramicist, and environmental garden designer, Posner's work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in France, and is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Victoria and Albert Museum, and The Corning Museum of Glass. He received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Jackson Pollack-Lee Krasner Foundation, and four Fulbright fellowships.

Good condition.