500 Glass Objects: A Celebration of Functional & Sculptural Glass (500 Series) by Lark Books |
by Charles Bray
|
by William Warmus
|
by Dan Klein
|
by Martha Drexler Lynn
|
See buying choices for this item to see if it's one of the millions that are eligible for Amazon Prime.
|
Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought
Editorial Reviews
Product Description
Artists in Glass is a comprehensive and timely survey of the international art glass movement, exploring its dynamic history and its future at the beginning of the 21st century. The work of over 70 of the world's best glass artists is featured, from Harvey Littleton and Erwin Eisch to the great practitioners of today such as Bertil Vallien and Dale Chihuly, including work of many of the new generation of glass artists, some never-before published. Illustrated with 300 superb pieces of glass art, Artists in Glass is a stunning resource for today's glassmakers, for design historians, and for collectors of this increasingly popular area of contemporary design.
About the Author
Dan Klein is one of the world's experts in studio glass. In 1984 he joined Christie's London as Director of 20th-century Decorative Arts, and in 1989 became Vice President of Christie's Switzerland while continuing his role as Director in charge of Decorative Arts throughout Europe. In 1998 he became International Executive Director of Phillips, London, while also assuming an amount of responsibility for their offices in New York, and throughout North America. The author of numerous articles for magazines worldwide, his publications include The History of Glass (Orbis, 1984), Decorative Arts from 1880 to the Present Day (Phaidon, 1986), Glass: A Contemporary Art (Collins/Rizzoli, 1989), and International New Glass: Venezia Aperto Vetro (Arsenale Editrice, 1996). Dan lectures regularly on Contemporary Glass at museums around the world, and has taken several charity auctions in the US. An external examiner to the Glass and Ceramics department at London's Royal College of Art, Dan also serves on the board of the Pilchuck Glass School near Seattle.
Artists in Glass is a comprehensive and timely survey of the international art glass movement, exploring its dynamic history and its future at the beginning of the 21st century. The work of over 70 of the world's best glass artists is featured, from Harvey Littleton and Erwin Eisch to the great practitioners of today such as Bertil Vallien and Dale Chihuly, including work of many of the new generation of glass artists, some never-before published. Illustrated with 300 superb pieces of glass art, Artists in Glass is a stunning resource for today's glassmakers, for design historians, and for collectors of this increasingly popular area of contemporary design.
About the Author
Dan Klein is one of the world's experts in studio glass. In 1984 he joined Christie's London as Director of 20th-century Decorative Arts, and in 1989 became Vice President of Christie's Switzerland while continuing his role as Director in charge of Decorative Arts throughout Europe. In 1998 he became International Executive Director of Phillips, London, while also assuming an amount of responsibility for their offices in New York, and throughout North America. The author of numerous articles for magazines worldwide, his publications include The History of Glass (Orbis, 1984), Decorative Arts from 1880 to the Present Day (Phaidon, 1986), Glass: A Contemporary Art (Collins/Rizzoli, 1989), and International New Glass: Venezia Aperto Vetro (Arsenale Editrice, 1996). Dan lectures regularly on Contemporary Glass at museums around the world, and has taken several charity auctions in the US. An external examiner to the Glass and Ceramics department at London's Royal College of Art, Dan also serves on the board of the Pilchuck Glass School near Seattle.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Citations
(learn more)
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Help others find this product — tag it for Amazon search
No one has tagged this product for Amazon search yet. Why not be the first to suggest a search for which it should appear?
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Reviews
There are no customer reviews yet. Create your own review
| |||
Video reviews
|
 |
Customer Discussions
Beta (What's this?)
New! See all customer communities, and bookmark your communities to keep track of them.
|
This product's forum
(0 discussions)
Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Active discussions in related forums
|
Related forums
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Product Information from the Amapedia Community
Beta (What's this?)Be the first person to add an article about this item at Amapedia.com.
› See featured Amapedia.com articles
Listmania!
So You'd Like to...
Look for Similar Items by Category
Get to Know TomTom ONE XL |
Best Books of 2008 |
Buy Three Books, Get a Fourth Free |
Get the Fein MultiMaster |
|||||||
|
Your Recent History
(What's this?)|
You have no recently viewed items or searches.
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session. |
Continue shopping: Top Sellers
| ||||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||
