Jane Brucker created the large-scale installation, Fragile Thoughts, in 2018 for her 25-year survey at Long Beach Museum of Art. The piece is a tribute to Elizabeth Milbank Anderson, an early twentieth century philanthropist who championed healthcare, education, women’s issues and the arts.

A hallmark of Brucker’s work is the combining of found objects and heirlooms with other materials—textiles, wood, glass, paper, text, and cast metals to create personal and historical narrative works resonant with a poetic spirit and a tactile sensibility. For the installation, Brucker collaborated with Judson to make multiple glass elements using various techniques in glass—from traditional painted or leaded glass, to fused glass. These elements are embedded into seven antique chairs arranged in a circle, as if in a conversation.