Jose Chardiet table sculpture "Totem" 1990. Blown, cast and painted glass in colors of blue, purple, gold and clear to white. Signed, titled and dated on base of vase. 24 1/2" H x 12" W x 8-1/2" D overall measurements. Purchased at Wexler Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. Biography (courtesy Holsten Galleries, Santa Fe, NM): Cuban-born Jose Chardiet received his MFA from Kent State University, where he was the Artist in Residence in 1985. He has taught at Pilchuck Glass School, Penland School of Crafts, and the Haystack School of Crafts, and served as Professor of Glass and Sculpture at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He has received fellowships from the Institute of International Education, the Ohio Arts Council, and the Creative Glass Center of America. JoseÃs work can be seen in private and public collections, including those of the Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian Art Museum, the American Craft Museum in New York, the Corning Museum of Glass, the Yokohama Museum of Art in Japan, and the Musee des Arts Decoratif in Lausanne, Switzerland. Provenance: Property of the estate of Arlene Goldstine, Knoxville, TN. Condition: Very good condition.