The following obituary is from The New York Times. Marvin Lipofsky, Ceramist Who Elevated Blown Glass to Fine Art, Dies at 77. By William Grimes, January 27, 2016. Marvin Lipofsky, a founder of the... Read full biography
The following obituary is from The New York Times. Marvin Lipofsky, Ceramist Who Elevated Blown Glass to Fine Art, Dies at 77. By William Grimes, January 27, 2016. Marvin Lipofsky, a founder of the studio-glass movement, which took blown glass from the realm of interior decoration and functionality... Read full biography
The following obituary is from The New York Times. Marvin Lipofsky, Ceramist Who Elevated Blown Glass to Fine Art, Dies at 77. By William Grimes, January 27, 2016. Marvin Lipofsky, a founder of the studio-glass movement, which took blown glass from the realm of interior decoration and functionality and showed its potential as a fine-arts medium, died on Jan. 15 in Oakland, Calif. He was 77. The cause was complication of diabetes, his studio assistant, Jeanette Bokhour, said. At the University... Read full biography
The following obituary is from The New York Times. Marvin Lipofsky, Ceramist Who Elevated Blown Glass to Fine Art, Dies at 77. By William Grimes, January 27, 2016. Marvin Lipofsky, a founder of the studio-glass movement, which took blown glass from the realm of interior decoration and functionality and showed its potential as a fine-arts medium, died on Jan. 15 in Oakland, Calif. He was 77. The cause was complication of diabetes, his studio assistant, Jeanette Bokhour, said. At the University of Wisconsin in the early 1960s, Mr. Lipofsky was a student of Harvey K. Littleton, a ceramist who created the first glassblowing classes in the United States. “He asked me if I was interested in glass, and I said, well, I’ve never heard of it,” Mr.... Read full biography
The following obituary is from The New York Times. Marvin Lipofsky, Ceramist Who Elevated Blown Glass to Fine Art, Dies at 77. By William Grimes, January 27, 2016. Marvin Lipofsky, a founder of the studio-glass movement, which took blown glass from the realm of interior decoration and functionality and showed its potential as a fine-arts medium, died on Jan. 15 in Oakland, Calif. He was 77. The cause was complication of diabetes, his studio assistant, Jeanette Bokhour, said. At the University of Wisconsin in the early 1960s, Mr. Lipofsky was a student of Harvey K. Littleton, a ceramist who created the first glassblowing classes in the United States. “He asked me if I was interested in glass, and I said, well, I’ve never heard of it,” Mr. Lipofsky recalled in an interview at the Oakland Museum of California, describing his first day in Mr. Littleton’s c... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (14)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Marvin Lipofsky: A Glass Odyssey
2003
Baizerman, Suzanne
160 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
California Art: 450 Years of Painting & Other Media
1998
Moure, Nancy Dustin Wall
560 pages (color)
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Art in the San Francisco Bay Area 1945-1980/An Illustrated History
1985
Albright, Thomas
349 pages (color)
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Paintings and Sculpture Collection
1985
DuPont, Diana, K Holland
402 pages (color)
American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans
1985
Krantz, Les
347 pages (color)
Dictionary of American Sculptors: 18th Century to Present
1984
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
656 pages
The Art of California Selected Works/ Oakland Museum