Chinook Red Chandelier (1999) by Dale Chihuly

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The UWT's library features a Dale Chihuly (born, raised in Tacoma) glass art piece in a 2nd story wing of the campus library building. The University of Washington-Tacoma library has this single piece on display, but it is impressive: a 23-foot-tall chandelier hanging from the ceiling of its lobby. Named the Chinook Red Chandelier, the glass in this installation is 7 feet wide and 19 feet long, the fiery Chinook Red is composed of more than 900 individual pieces of glass and weighs 1,500 pounds. The UW Tacoma Library is the heart of the current campus and includes the beautifully restored Snoqualmie Falls Power Company Transformer House (1902). Now used as the reading room of the library, this elegant neoclassical building once was home to giant transformers that supplied power to much of the city. The building served as a power station until 1958. The library is a half block up the hill from the Light Rail stop on Pacific Ave.

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Located in 1902 Commerce St., Tacoma, WA 98402

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