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1910 Grand Rapids, Ohio - 1987. Known for: Sculptor-mod glass.
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Dominick Labino was born in Grand Rapids, Ohio in 1910, a fact celebrated by a historical marker there, near Front Street. He was a man of many parts, a classic American inventor, a chemist, employee... Read full biography
Dominick Labino was born in Grand Rapids, Ohio in 1910, a fact celebrated by a historical marker there, near Front Street. He was a man of many parts, a classic American inventor, a chemist, employee in industry, painter, sculptor, glass-workerjack of all trades. During the late 1940s and 1950s, he... Read full biography
Dominick Labino was born in Grand Rapids, Ohio in 1910, a fact celebrated by a historical marker there, near Front Street. He was a man of many parts, a classic American inventor, a chemist, employee in industry, painter, sculptor, glass-workerjack of all trades. During the late 1940s and 1950s, he painted in oil and watercolor, while working in metal casting, wood sculpture and enamel jewelry. In 1963, he began working with hot, blown glass as an art medium, designing and building his own... Read full biography
Dominick Labino was born in Grand Rapids, Ohio in 1910, a fact celebrated by a historical marker there, near Front Street. He was a man of many parts, a classic American inventor, a chemist, employee in industry, painter, sculptor, glass-workerjack of all trades. During the late 1940s and 1950s, he painted in oil and watercolor, while working in metal casting, wood sculpture and enamel jewelry. In 1963, he began working with hot, blown glass as an art medium, designing and building his own furnaces, annealing ovens, glass-blowing tools and finishing equipment, and his laboratory was equipped for testing the properties of glass. Labino formulated his own glass mixtures, achieving unique colors and visual effects. He designed an innovative... Read full biography
Dominick Labino was born in Grand Rapids, Ohio in 1910, a fact celebrated by a historical marker there, near Front Street. He was a man of many parts, a classic American inventor, a chemist, employee in industry, painter, sculptor, glass-workerjack of all trades. During the late 1940s and 1950s, he painted in oil and watercolor, while working in metal casting, wood sculpture and enamel jewelry. In 1963, he began working with hot, blown glass as an art medium, designing and building his own furnaces, annealing ovens, glass-blowing tools and finishing equipment, and his laboratory was equipped for testing the properties of glass. Labino formulated his own glass mixtures, achieving unique colors and visual effects. He designed an innovative triple-hinged swinging door on his glass-melting furnace that has been copied by other studio glass blowers. Labino was instrument... Read full biography
Dominick Labino - Artist Info
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Keywords (14)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Glassblowing, Glassblower
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Metal, Metalwork, Metal Plates, Metal Point
- •Neon Light, Projected Light, Illumination
- •Oil Paint
- •Painting on Glass, Glass Design, Studio Glass Art
- •Watercolor/Watercolour
- •Wood for carving, sculpture, and/or surface
Art Style
Art School
- •Carnegie Mellon Technical Institute, University, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing