Human character in glass

“Brilliant” (blown glass and anodized aluminum), by Massachusetts artist Dan Dailey, from his show “Impressions of the Human Spirit,’’ at the Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, N.H.

-- Photo by Bill Truslow

His site says:

“Dailey's drawings and the objects they inspire depict human character and the world we inhabit, with many familiar forms rendered iconic. His myriad series explore extraordinary concepts with a broad range of themes and styles. These attributes and his forty years of achievement and recognition have made Dan Dailey a prominent artist in the history of glass, and unique among American artists.’’

Manchester, N.H. along the Merrimack River, whose water power launched Manchester into becoming a major 19th and early 20th Century industrial center .

-- Photo by Graham Nadig

19th Century worker housing in Manchester. Some of the mill owners were rather paternalistic, for a while.