Voices of Contemporary Glass: The Heineman Collection [Hardcover]

Tina Oldknow (Author), Cristine Russell (Author), David Whitehouse (Foreword)

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Publication Date: May 16, 2009 | ISBN-10: 155595314X | ISBN-13: 978-1555953140

--Reflecting a deep respect for, and commitment to, artists and their work, the Heineman Collection demonstrates the versatility of one material - glass - in exploring and expressing a wide range of ideas in art -- The collection includes 240 objects, dating from 1969 to 2005, by 87 artists from the United States, Europe, Australia, and Japan The Heineman Collection at the The Corning Museum of Glass in Corning, New York, is one of the largest collections of studio glass sculptures and vessels in the United States. Given to The Corning in 2006, this is the first publication documenting this vast new addition to the Museum's collections. The Collection reflects historical developments in the field of contemporary studio glass, and it explores the broad themes of abstraction and material.

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Tina Oldknow is the curator of modern glass at The Corning Museum of Glass. She is the author of Chihuly Persians (1996), Richard Marquis Objects (1997), Dante Marioni: Blown Glass (2000), William Morris: Animal, Artifact(with James Yood, 2000), Dan Dailey (with William Warmus and Milton Glaser, 2007), and numerous articles and essays. Cristine Russell is a journalist who writes about science, medicine, and the environment. She is also a glass collector and the daughter-in-law of Ben and Natalie Heineman.

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• Hardcover: 382 pages
• Publisher: Hudson Hills Press (May 16, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155595314X
• ISBN-13: 978-1555953140
• Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 9.4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A fine survey of the Heineman Collection's importance, October 12, 2009

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VOICES OF CONTEMPORARY GLASS tells of two longtime Chicago residents who assembled one of the largest, finest collections of studio glass sculptures in the U.S. Over 240 objects by nearly ninety artists from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Japan offer a range of examples of historical developments in the field and make for a fine survey of the Heineman Collection's importance.