Lime Green Icicle Tower is a 2011 glass and steel sculpture by American artist Dale Chihuly.
Housed in the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston, Massachusetts, it has been on display in the Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Family Courtyard since the 2011 exhibit "Chihuly: Through the Looking Glass".
[1] Working with his team of glassblowers, Chihuly designed Lime Green Icicle Tower specifically for the Shapiro courtyard.
"[1] [7] Although Sebastian Smee, Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic for The Boston Globe, is not a fan of Chihuly's work in general, he praised the sculpture.
Smee stated: "I defy anyone not to like it" and the sculpture is "so good it's hard to imagine that Malcolm Rogers, the MFA's director, will not find a way to keep it there long term.
[10] According to museum officials, "thousands of gifts, small and large, were given by first-time visitors and long-time friends, ranging from piggy-bank savings brought in by children to checks written by adults.