Masters of Contemporary Glass: Selections from the Glick Collection

More than 70 objects by most of the major American and European artists working in glass today are reproduced and documented in this overview of the contemporary studio-glass movement. The nationally recognized Glick collection spans five decades of international studio-glass production from the 1950s to the 1990s. Full-color reproductions of works by noted American artists such as, Dale Chihuly, Marvin Lipofsky, Howard Ben Tre, and David Huchthausen and distinguished European artists such as, Bertil Vallien, Stanislav Libensky, and Frantisek Vizner are accompanied by detailed discussions of each artist's career and glassforming techniques. Martha Drexler Lynn's overview of the evolution of the studio-glass movement and explanations of glassforming techniques, including slumping, fusing, lampwork, cast glass, pete de verre, and lamination, make this richly illustrated catalog an important contribution to the study and enjoyment of contemporary glass art.

Arts & Photography

Lynn, Martha Drexler

Shifman, Barry

History & Criticism

Indianapolis Museum of Art.

An in-depth look at the changing status of American artists in the 18th and early 19th century In the mid-20th century, ceramics evolved from a utilitarian craft or therapeutic hobby into a well-recognized fine art that continues to occupy a place in today’s art world. In this pioneering study, leading scholar Martha Drexler Lynn explores how and why this shift occurred by examining the pivotal period for the maturation of American studio ceramics. Lynn traces critical developments in ceramics education, exhibition, patronage, and technology from 1940 to 1979, as magazines dedicated to the practice appeared, institutional support flourished, audiences grew, and star artists emerged. The most in-depth history of American studio ceramics to date, this book is the first to fully explore the works of art alongside the societal trends that shaped them and the organizations that propelled the movement. Lynn considers the movement’s fluctuation across geographic regions as well as stylistic responses to advances in technology and cultural influences from across the United States and abroad. Key patrons and practitioners such as Aileen Osborn Webb, Glen Lukens, Peter Voulkos, and Robert Arneson are featured alongside lesser-known figures. This groundbreaking volume illustrates how studio ceramics came to define itself and challenged the boundaries between fine art and craft. It will be a definitive resource on the movement for years to come.

American Studio Ceramics: Innovation and Identity, 1940 to 1979

Yale University Press

Adrian Saxe, the contemporary Californian ceramist, takes his inspiration from such diverse sources as Chinese bronzes, French porcelain garnitures and American pop culture, to produce pieces which are astonishing and entertaining technical tours de force. Their sumptuous glazes, richly ornate materials and elegant forms are leavened with refreshing doses of humour and post-modernist references to numerous art-historical traditions. A Chinese ritual vessel is topped by a high-heeled shoe; a gilded gourd-shaped jar sprouts Mickey Mouse ears complete with sparkling earstud; an aubergine mutates into a teapot. Occasioned by the 50th birthday of the artist, "The Clay Art of Adrian Saxe" is an survey of his achievement featuring 85 works, many photographed from several angles with enlarged colour views. Authoritative commentary is provided by Martha Drexler Lynn and Jim Collins of Notre Dame University.

The Clay Art of Adrian Saxe

COLLINS, JIM

Saxe, Adrian

Individual Artists

Thames&Hudson

In recent decades, glass sculpture has entered American museum collection in unprecedented numbers. A new phenomenon, this reflects new attitudes: an understanding that art-making occurs in glass as suitable for inclusion in museum collections.In this lavishly illustrated volume, Martha Drexler Lynn takes the reader on a tour of glass sculpture in American museums. She covers 26 permanent collections across the U.S., including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Cleveland Museum of Art, Detroit Institute of Art, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Her survey of these museums reveals their lively interest in glass as an artistic medium, despite an earlier modernist bias.Sculpture, Glass, and American Museums will appeal to collectors, museums, critics, and art historians. Covering the work of such artists as Christopher Wilmarth, Howard Ben Tré, Lynda Benglis, and Stanislav Libens

Sculpture, Glass, And American Museums

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

University of Pennsylvania Press

Shows modern ceramics and includes a profile of each artist

Clay Today: Contemporary Ceramists and Their Work

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Crafts & Hobbies

Chronicle Books LLC.

More than 70 objects by most of the major American and European artists working in glass today are reproduced and documented in this overview of the contemporary studio-glass movement. The nationally recognized Glick collection spans five decades of international studio-glass production from the 1950s to the 1990s. Full-color reproductions of works by noted American artists such as, Dale Chihuly, Marvin Lipofsky, Howard Ben Tre, and David Huchthausen and distinguished European artists such as, Bertil Vallien, Stanislav Libensky, and Frantisek Vizner are accompanied by detailed discussions of each artist's career and glassforming techniques. Martha Drexler Lynn's overview of the evolution of the studio-glass movement and explanations of glassforming techniques, including slumping, fusing, lampwork, cast glass, pete de verre, and lamination, make this richly illustrated catalog an important contribution to the study and enjoyment of contemporary glass art.

Indiana Univ. Pr

Strikingly illustrated, American Studio Glass 1960-1990 is the first to explore the results of this question, revealing both the early history of the movement and the clash of ambitions and power that marked the relationship between the worlds of so-called crafts and high art. Martha Drexler Lynn's precise analysis of the philosophical and circumstantial factors that shaped studio glass, the state of glassmaking practice before the proto-studio glassmakers, and the emergence of pioneering artisans creates a living picture of the movement's struggle for respect and acceptance in America. In the fifteen years between 1975 and 1990, the patronage for American studio glass expanded exponentially, and that interest continues today. American Studio Glass catalogues this evolution with vivid photographs and a comprehensive interpretation of a uniquely beautiful art form. Martha Drexler Lynn received her Ph.D. in art history from the University of Southern California and is a former associate curator in the Decorative Arts Department at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.

American Studio Glass: 1960-1990

Hudson Hills

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Masters of Contemporary Glass: Selections from the Glick Collection

American Studio Ceramics: Innovation and Identity, 1940 to 1979

The Clay Art of Adrian Saxe

Sculpture, Glass, And American Museums

Clay Today: Contemporary Ceramists and Their Work

Masters of Contemporary Glass: Selections from the Glick Collection

American Studio Glass: 1960-1990