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Object Name: 
Sculpture
Title: 
Head I
Department
Modern
Maker(s)
Libensky, Stanislav ((Czech, 1921-2002)), Artist
Brychtova, Jaroslava ((Czech, b. 1924)), Artist
Specialized School for Glassmaking, Studio
Place Made: 
Czech Republic, Severocesky Kraj, Zelezny Brod
Date: 
1957-1958
Color
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green
Technique
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molding
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grinding
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polishing
Material
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glass
Dimensions: 
Overall H: 35.5 cm, W: 10.7 cm, D: 14.7 cm
Accession Number: 
62.3.132
Location: 
On Display
Description
Greenish glass; mold-melted, ground and polished.
Label Text
This sculpture is an early example of the pioneering work of Libenský and Brychtová in cast glass. The sculpture is inspired by contemporary abstract painting, sculpture, and tribal art rather than the history of decorative figurines in glass.
Provenance
Skloexport, Liberec, Source
1962-10-18

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Exhibitions

Glass Behind the Iron Curtain: Czech Design, 1948-1978
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 2002-05-16 through 2002-10-21
Corning Incorporated Gallery
Glass 1959: A Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass
Venue(s)
Corning Museum of Glass 1959 through 1959
Publications
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Publications

Mid-Century Modern (2012) illustrated, p. 133;
Eclats! Le musee se met au verre ... contemporain (2011) illustrated, p. 23, illustration 13;
Seramik ve cam materyallerin sanat objelerinde birlikte kullanim olanaklarinin arastirilmasi (2010) illustrated, p. 39, #36; BIB# 120382
Professor Stanislav Libensky and Jaroslava Brychtova: Pioneers of Contemporary Glass Art (2009-06) illustrated, p. 11;
Transparent Destiny (2008-09) illustrated, p. 63;
Casting Poetic Sentiment: Glass Art Creation Methodology (2008) illustrated, p. 77, fig. 94; BIB# 107146
Seminar focuses on Czech glass (2005-09-03) illustrated, pp. 1c, 3c, esp. p. 1c;
Tip for the Top (2005-01) illustrated, cover;
Design in An Age of Adversity: Postwar Glass in Czechoslovakia (2005) illustrated, p. 90;
Stanislav Libensky Jaroslava Brychtova (2002) illustrated, p. 35; pp. 40-41; BIB# 73574
Stanislav Libensky Jaroslava Brychtova (2002) illustrated, p. 35; pp. 40-41; BIB# 73574
Fifty Years of Paint and Glass (2001) illustrated, p. 15;
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass: 32 Ready-to-Mail Full-Color Postcards (1998) illustrated, #30; BIB# 61155
Stanislav Libensky, Jaroslava Brychtova: A 40-Year Collaboration in Glass (Antique Review) (1994-09) p. 25, ill.;
Stanislav Libensky, Jaroslava Brychtova: A 40-Year Collaboration in Glass (1994) illustrated, p. 97; BIB# 35694
Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass (1992) illustrated, p. 125, #125; BIB# 35679
Hikari no shouchu: sekai no garasu = The glass (1992) p. 142, #242; BIB# 58995
Contemporary Glass: A World Survey from The Corning Museum of Glass (1989) illustrated, p. 27; BIB# 32803
Thirty Years of New Glass, 1957-1987, from the Collection of the Corning Museum of Glass (1987) p. 4; BIB# 2318
New Glass Review, 6 (1985) illustrated, p. 32, #103;
Glass 1959: A Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass (1959) illustrated, p. 62, pl. 28; BIB# 27614

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