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White Palla Set

Artist Benjamin P. Moore American, 1952-2021

Date2012

DimensionsBowl: H: 5 in. (12.7 cm); Diam: 19.5 in. (49.5 cm);
Vase: H: 20 in. (50.8 cm); Diam: 6.5 in. (16.5 cm)

MediumBlown, tooled glass

ClassificationGlass

Credit LineGift of Toledo Museum of Art Ambassadors in honor of Marge Hunter, founding mother

Object number

2015.6

On View

Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion (2444 Monroe Street), Glass Pavilion Gallery, 2

Collections

Glass

Exhibition HistoryTacoma Museum of Glass, Benjamin Moore- Translucent, Feb. 2012-Oct. 2013.Comparative ReferencesSee also Moore, Benjamin, "Sharing a Rich Tradition," Murano Glass from the Olnick Spanu Collection, pp. 25-27, rerp. p. 223, p. 301.Label TextConsidered a master of traditional glassblowing techniques, Benjamin Moore is known for his clean, elegant forms of pure color that exemplify the influence of Venetian glassmakers. Early in his career Moore pursued opportunities to work with the exceptionally skilled Italian glassblowers by writing to 16 different glass factories on the Venetian island of Murano, Italy. Only one company, Venini, responded to his inquiry. From 1978 to 1979, Moore worked at the Venini factory, apprenticing under Checco Ongaro. Once back in the U.S., Moore sought to connect American glassblowers with the art of Venetian glassblowing. In 1979 Moore brought Lino Tagliapietra, Ongaro’s brother-in-law and one of the most renowned and skilled Venetian glassblowers, to Pilchuck Glass Center to teach. This began a life-long relationship between American and Italian artisans, forever changing the landscape of the art of glassblowing in the United States.