From Start to Finish: De Wain Valentine's Gray Column AIC24 Based on seven years of

Based on seven years of research

"Bursting with passion

and Hubert Robert

and iconographic information about the Museum's holdings

as well as engravings showing glassmakers at work

From Start to Finish: De Wain Valentine's Gray Column AIC24 Based on seven years ofThis volume explores the fascinating story behind the making of Gray Column, from its original concept to its display at the Getty, which marks the first time the piece will be installed as Valentine intended standing vertically. The book includes a short essay, a conversation with the artist and a wealth of stunning archival images taken during Gray Columns creation. Together they illustrate the extraordinary lengths Valentine undertook to develop a