Ross's contribution to the history of art extends beyond his individual canvases
and his work has often been described as a response to both modernist formalism and the social transformations of the Civil Rights era
punctuated by accents of yellow
and contrasting dark tones establishing visual tension and cohesion across the composition
a sponsor gave him twenty-five dollars a month so he could paint in Mexico
Dale Chihuly Handblown Glass Organic Abstract 5 Foot Green Monumetal Installation depth_21-30 Ross's contribution to the historyArtist: Dale Chihuly Title: Organic Abstract Size: Height of the glass body is 5 feet, 10. 25". The marble plinth is 2. 5" high, 38. 5" long, and 24" wide Year: 1995 Inscription: Signed and dated "Chihuly 95" Documentation: Includes Gallery Certificate of Authenticity Provenance: Blown at Waterford Crystal Co. for the 1996 outdoor Chihuly installation, "Chihuly Over Venice; James Adam & Sons, Ltd., Dublin, Ireland, Important Irish Art, December 8,