The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of February 23, 2026

Ugly Bowl (branch)

1989
(American, 1949-)
Diameter: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.); Overall: 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.)
Location: Not on view

Description

California artist Jay Musler often uses commercial, pre-manufactured glass pieces, or blanks, which he modifies by cutting and slumping (heating the glass until it is soft enough to shape gently), and then decorates with oil paint and sandblasting.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1999.307.b