Chihuly - Signed "Form from Fire," First Edition, 1993

Chihuly"Form from Fire," First Edition, 1993Signed on front cover in blue acrylic paint First Edition. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 199312.25 x 9.5 inches, 144 pagesAccompanied by original 1994 TLS and invoice from Bryan K. Ohno of Chihuly Studio stating this copy is a gift to John E. Williams, Vice President of Northwest Airlines, Inc.Very good condition with minor wear and handling to front cover linenCompleteLetter of Authenticity"Chihuly's originality lies in his refusal to believe that there are fixed rules that must be adhered to," wrote the late Henry Geldzahler, former curator of contemporary art of New York's Metropolitan Museum, in his essay for "Chihuly Form From Fire." Accompanying the artist's traveling retrospective, the 144-page book documents 10 of Chihuly's rule-breaking series from the Baskets, begun in the late 1970s, through the Pilchuck Stumps of 1992. Painter and art critic Walter Darby Bannard introduces the volume, which is more inclusive than a typ