Over a career that has spanned fifty-plus years, Dale Chihuly has breathed new life into an art form that had gone largely unchanged for centuries: glassblowing. With exhibitions and collections at hundreds of museums across the globe, his greatest achievement may be the art schools he has founded in Washington, which have attracted future glass sculptors from all over the world. With unprecedented access to Chihuly, his family, and some of his countless proteges, we examine the life and career of one of America’s most remarkable artists.
