Objects in Space
Artist: Dominick Labino (American, 1910-1987)
Date: 1966
Dimensions:
H: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); Diam: 4 in. (10.2 cm)
Medium: Glass; free blown with trapped bubbles, amber and light green.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Museum Purchase
Object number: 1966.131
Label Text:Dominick Labino is a pioneer in the development of contemporary studio glass. He designed the furnace for the studio glassblowing first experiments held on the grounds of the Toledo Museum of Art in 1962—considered a milestone in the popularization of glass as a sculptural material. As former vice president for research at the Johns-Manville Fiber Glass, Inc., Labino was interested in experimentation. Color and its influence on form are two focal points of his work. As he explained, “Certain colors and forms go together. If you blow clear glass you are at a loss as to what to make. The color of the glass dictates the form.”
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