Voices of Contemporary Glass: The Heineman Collection

Voices of Contemporary Glass: The Heineman Collection features an impressive array of vessels and sculptures by leading international artists working in glass, including Peter S. Aldridge, Tina Aufiero, Howard Ben Tré, Karl R. Berg, Martin Blank, Brian Blount, Zoltán Bohus, Curtiss Brock, Jane Bruce, Robert Carlson, William D. Carlson, Sydney Cash, José Chardiet, Dale Chihuly, Daniel Clayman, Michael Cohn, Kéké Cribbs, Dan Dailey, Steven DeVries, Bohumil Eliáš, Kyohei Fujita, Michael M. Glancy, Henry Halem, Eric Hilton, Pavel Hlava, W. Stephen Hodder, David Grant Hopper, David R. Huchthausen, Niyoko Ikuta, Kreg Kallenberger, Marian Karel, Gerard Koch, Jon Kuhn, Dominick Labino, Antoine Leperlier, Etienne Leperlier, John Lewis, Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová, Marvin Lipofsky, Harvey K. Littleton, John Littleton and Kate Vogel, Maria Lugossy, Flora C. Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick, Dante Marioni, Richard Marquis, Klaus Moje, Isgard Moje-Wohlgemuth, William Morris, Joel Philip Myers, Břetislav Novák Jr., Jane Osborn-Smith, Tom Patti, Michael Pavlik, Mark Peiser, Damian Priour, Clifford Rainey, Seth Randal, Colin Reid, Richard Q. Ritter, Ginny Ruffner, Robert Savart, Karl Schantz, Jack Schmidt, Livio Seguso, Mary Shaffer, James Alan Shaw, Paul J. Stankard, Lino Tagliapietra, David Taylor, Michael Estes Taylor, Karla Trinkley, Bertil Vallien, Aleš Vašíček, Luciano Vistosi, František Vízner, James C. Watkins, Steven I. Weinberg, Jon M. Wolfe, Ann Wolff, Hiroshi Yamano, Dana Zámečníková, Yan Zoritchak, Czeslaw Zuber, and Toots Zynsky.

A survey of one of the largest and finest collections of contemporary studio glass in the United States, Voices of Contemporary Glass showcases, for the first time, the collection donated to the Museum in 2006 by Ben W. Heineman, Sr. and his wife, Natalie G. Heineman.

Over a period of 20 years, Mr. Heineman collected with a discerning eye, thoughtfully assembling a grouping of works that represents the full breadth of a defining period in contemporary glassmaking.

The exhibition displays 240 objects by 87 international artists, and nearly completely documents the chronology of the American Studio Glass movement, with objects dating from 1969 to 2005. Voices of Contemporary Glass presents the work of several artists over the course of their careers.

Video interviews with a selection of artists represented in the Heineman Collection - exploring their individual ideas, or “voices,” in glass - play an integral role in the exhibition.