Preston Singletary (American, b. 1963) Grouse Rattle, 2012 Blown and sand-carved glass, metal 19-1/2 x 20 x 7 inches (49.5 x 50.8 x 17.8 cm) Signed by the artist PROVENANCE: Collection of Mrs. Robbins, West Palm Beach, Florida, 2013; Palm Beach Modern Auctions, Lake Worth Beach, Florida, Modern/Contemporary Art & Design Auction, February 6, 2021, lot 265. Preston Singletary learned the art of glass blowing by working with artists in the Seattle area including Benjamin Moore and Dante Marioni, as well as with Venetian glass masters, such as Lino Tagliapietra, Cecco Ongaro, and Pino Signoretto. Singletary was awarded an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from the University of Puget Sound, Washington. Singletary's work uniquely draws on his Tlingit cultural heritage by combining European glass blowing traditions with Northwest Native art and designs. Inspired by Native American, Maori, Hawaiian, and Australian Aboriginal artists, his work is informed by the unique visual language and artistic perspective of indigenous peoples and their cultural connections to the land. For example, Singletary's works feature themes of transformation, animal spirits, and shamanism through blown glass forms and sand carved Tlingit designs. Singletary's works are included in many museum collections such as The British Museum, London; The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The Seattle Art Museum, Washington; the Corning Museum of Glass, New York; and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., among many others. Property from an Important Private Collection of Contemporary Glass HID03101062020© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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