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CHIHULY IN SEATTLE

If you've never been to Seattle, chances are you never heard of Chihuly.   Dale Chihuly was born in Tacoma, Washington, and is an 83-year old glass sculpture artist.  In 1962, he dropped out of the University of Washington to study art in Florence, Italy. Went back to UDub in 1965 for a BA in interior design. Experimented in glassblowing, studying in 1966 under Harvey Littleton at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, who established the first glass program in the U.S. Earning a Master of Science in sculpture, he enrolled at the Rhode Island School of Design, gaining a second masters degree. On a grant, went to Murano in Venice to learn more about glass-blowing. Came back to the U.S. to practice glass works. Helped found the Pilchuck Glass School in 1971. In 1976, was involved in a head-on car accident in England, which propelled him through the windshield and blinded his left eye. In 1979 dislocated his right shoulder while bodysurfing. Was successful in his glass works, and donate