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NAME: Dale Chihuly
OCCUPATION: Sculptor
BIRTH DATE: September 20, 1941 (Age: 71)
EDUCATION: University of Washington, University of Wisconsin, Rhode Island School of Design
PLACE OF BIRTH: Tacoma, Washington
ZODIAC SIGN: Virgo

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Dale Chihuly ia an American artist whose work in glass led to a resurgence of interest in that medium.

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Dale Chihuly was born on September 20, 1941 in Tacoma, WA. He received an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design worked at a renowned glassblowing workshop in Italy. Returning to the US , he established the RISD glassblowing program and founded the Pilchuck Glass School. In 1976 a car accident left Chihuly blind in one eye, and thereafter he was dependent on assistants to execute his designs.

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