American Acid Capsule with Cloth Container

Richard Marquis|Venini & Co., Murano, Italy, established 1921

1969–70 · Glass, cloth · Modern and Contemporary Art

This politically charged work began while Richard Marquis was a Fulbright Fellow at the Venini Glassworks in Murano, Italy. Marveling at the quantities of discarded red, blue, and white glass, he decided to use the leftovers to create the stars and stripes with the murrine process. Although in a new setting, Marquis had recent antiwar events in Berkeley on his mind as well as the recreational drug use associated with the era. Back in the States, Marquis commissioned the cloth container from Nirmal Kaur (Barbara Brittell).

Artist

Richard Marquis|Venini & Co., Murano, Italy, established 1921

Date

1969–70

Medium

Glass, cloth

Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Credit line

Gift of Dale and Doug Anderson, 2006