Pilchuck Glass School, Seattle, Washington and The Muhammad Ali Center, Louisville, Kentucky
announce a unique collaboration in fundraising for their respective institutions, assisted by the Champ himself. Reminiscent of Cinderella and the glass slipper, legendary great Muhammad Ali places his fist into a glass boxing glove to benefit two great institutions—and it’s a perfect fit!

Scott Darlington, glass artist and former faculty member at Pilchuck Glass School, has sculpted a hand blown glass boxing glove that actually fits around the fist of the world famous boxing great. Creating a glove in glass evokes the somewhat paradoxical qualities of both strength and delicacy—not dissimilar to Muhammad Ali himself. The glove is 14 inches long and 9 1/2 inches wide. A second version of the glove will be blown by the artist and will reside in The Muhammad Ali Center when it opens in 2004. Darlington is currently a member of the prestigious faculty at the Toyama City Institute of Glass Art in Japan and was formerly associated with Pilchuck and the glass community in the Pacific Northwest.

On August 22, 2002, this work of art traveled to the home of boxing legend and humanitarian, Muhammad Ali, where Ali etched his signature onto the face of the glove. This one-of-a-kind glass artwork will be auctioned off to the highest bidder at Pilchuck Glass School’s 24th Annual
Glass Auction to be held on Friday, October 18, 2002 at The Westin Seattle. Auction proceeds from the glove jointly benefit The Ali Center and Pilchuck Glass School.

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