Viva Vetro! Glass Alive!: Venice and America

by Matthew Kangas

Book Overview

An examination of the critical links between Venetian and American glass artists

Venice has been a preeminent glass center since the sixteenth century, and for more than 500 years European factories and designers have tried to emulate the city's success by adapting or copying designs and techniques associated with the Venetian masters. Since the 1950s, American artists and designers have also looked to Venice for inspiration,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0880390484
• ISBN13: 9780880390484
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Carnegie Museum of Art
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.2" x 9.6"