Vase by Dominick Labino, 1984
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Dominick Labino along with Harvey Littleton are remembered as the founders of the Studio Glass movement. A research chemist, Labino developed marbles composed of low melting point glass for use at several experimental -- and successful -- workshops organized by Littleton at the Toledo Museum of Art in 1962. Labino emerged as a leader of the first generation of studio glass artists.
Dominick Labino along with Harvey Littleton are remembered as the founders of the Studio Glass movement. A research chemist, Labino developed marbles composed of low melting point glass for use at several experimental -- and successful -- workshops organized by Littleton at the Toledo Museum of Art in 1962. Labino emerged as a leader of the first generation of studio glass artists.
Artifact
Vase
Date Made
1984
Creators
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Davidson-Gerson Gallery of Glass
Object ID
2016.99.6
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Byron and Dorothy Gerson.
Material
Glass (Material)
Color
Blue
Dimensions
Height: 6.5 in.
Diameter: 3.5 in.
Weight: 1 lb.
Inscriptions
on bottom: Labino / 7 - 1984
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