A Glimpse at the Robert M. Minkoff Foundation Collection

October 16, 2020 – May 9, 2021

Karen LaMonte (American, born 1967). Child’s Dress, 2007. Kiln cast glass; 18 × 21 × 20 in.Collection of Museum of Glass, gift of Robert M. Minkoff Foundation.

Exhibition Overview

Museum of Glass received a seminal collection of artwork showcasing the development of glass as a studio and contemporary art medium from the Robert M. Minkoff Foundation. 

MOG is celebrating this impactful gift with an installation in the Grand Hall, A Glimpse at the Robert M. Minkoff Foundation Collection. An exhibition, opening in Spring 2022 will follow, featuring more than 50 pieces from Minkoff’s collection.

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CREDITS

  1. Karen LaMonte (American, born 1967). Child’s Dress, 2007. Kiln cast glass; 18 × 21 × 20 in. Collection of Museum of Glass, gift of Robert M. Minkoff Foundation.

  2. William Morris (American, born 1957). Petroglyph Vessel, Turquoise Lip Wrap, 1987. Hand blown glass with glass powders; 11 × 25 × 25 in. Collection of Museum of Glass, gift of Robert M. Minkoff Foundation.

  3. Therman Statom (American, born 1953). Ladder, 2013. Blown glass and mixed media; 76 × 14 × 2 1/2 in. Collection of Museum of Glass, gift of Robert M. Minkoff Foundation.

  4. Brent Kee Young (American, born 1946). Respite from the Matrix series. Flameworked glass borosilicate glass rods layered as glass web; 46 1/4 × 37 × 39 in. Collection of Museum of Glass, gift of Robert M. Minkoff Foundation.

  5. Michael Rogers (American, born 1955). Spillforth, 2012. Twelve blown glass water barometers with dyed distilled water, each hanging from modified brass hooks; 113 × 84 × 11 in. Collection of Museum of Glass, gift of Robert M. Minkoff Foundation.