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1936 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - 2006. Known for: Glass design, studio glass sculpture.
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Thomas Stearns - (1936-2006) was the first American to design at Murano for Paolo Venini from 1959 to 1961 on Fulbright Travel Grant. He came from Cranbrook Academy, and showed up in Murano with new... Read full biography
Thomas Stearns - (1936-2006) was the first American to design at Murano for Paolo Venini from 1959 to 1961 on Fulbright Travel Grant. He came from Cranbrook Academy, and showed up in Murano with new ideas, and no knowledge of the Italian language. From this seemingly impossible situation, Stearns... Read full biography
Thomas Stearns - (1936-2006) was the first American to design at Murano for Paolo Venini from 1959 to 1961 on Fulbright Travel Grant. He came from Cranbrook Academy, and showed up in Murano with new ideas, and no knowledge of the Italian language. From this seemingly impossible situation, Stearns created ground-breaking designs and won the Best of Show Award at the Venice Biennale of 1962. The judges rescinded the award when it was revealed that he was an American. His pieces made the leap from... Read full biography
Thomas Stearns - (1936-2006) was the first American to design at Murano for Paolo Venini from 1959 to 1961 on Fulbright Travel Grant. He came from Cranbrook Academy, and showed up in Murano with new ideas, and no knowledge of the Italian language. From this seemingly impossible situation, Stearns created ground-breaking designs and won the Best of Show Award at the Venice Biennale of 1962. The judges rescinded the award when it was revealed that he was an American. His pieces made the leap from functional glass to glass as sculpture inaugurating the studio glass movement. His highly collectable designs include the doges hat, spiralato, the facades, and the Sentinel of Venice (only two remaining in existence). Stearns' designs proved too... Read full biography
Thomas Stearns - (1936-2006) was the first American to design at Murano for Paolo Venini from 1959 to 1961 on Fulbright Travel Grant. He came from Cranbrook Academy, and showed up in Murano with new ideas, and no knowledge of the Italian language. From this seemingly impossible situation, Stearns created ground-breaking designs and won the Best of Show Award at the Venice Biennale of 1962. The judges rescinded the award when it was revealed that he was an American. His pieces made the leap from functional glass to glass as sculpture inaugurating the studio glass movement. His highly collectable designs include the doges hat, spiralato, the facades, and the Sentinel of Venice (only two remaining in existence). Stearns' designs proved too difficult to put into mass production making them rare and highly valued. They are difficult to collect as only appr... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Craftsperson, Handicrafts
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Painting on Glass, Glass Design, Studio Glass Art
Art School
- •Cranbrook Academy of Art, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Fulbright Grant, Fellowship
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •Venice Biennale
Exhibition of Museum
- •Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum/Museum of Non Objective Painting
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts