Sculptural Form
Artist: Dr. Robert C. Fritz (American, 1920-1986)
Date: 1969-1970
Dimensions:
H: 19 in. (48.3 cm); W: 8 in. (20.3 cm); D: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Medium: Glass; blown, applied, tooled, and mirrored.
Place of Origin: United States
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey, by exchange
Object number: 2009.294
Label Text:A native of Toledo, Ohio, Robert Fritz earned a Ph.D. in chemistry with a specialty in glass at Ohio State University in 1960. During postgraduate studies, he met fellow glassmaker and Studio Glass pioneer Harvey Littleton. Although Fritz first urged colleagues to use glass as an art medium at the American Craft Council conference in 1961, it was not until he attended a summer workshop at the University of Wisconsin, Madison led by German glass artist Erwin Eisch in 1964 that he applied the concept to his own career.
Utilizing his background in chemistry, Fritz became an early pioneer in experimenting with the types of materials that could be applied to the interiors of blown glass.
Utilizing his background in chemistry, Fritz became an early pioneer in experimenting with the types of materials that could be applied to the interiors of blown glass.
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