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At the time that [studio glassworking] began, not one of us involved was aware of the speed with which it would spread. Not only nationally, but internationally. — Dominick Labino, undated manuscript Dominick Labino’s contributions to 20th-century glassmaking were wide-ranging and innovative. Although Labino is best known for his role, with Harvey Littleton, in the pivotal 1962 Toledo studio glass workshops, he made significant advances in both the art and the science of glass.
Harvey Littleton is internationally acclaimed and recognized for his tireless work in %%founding%% and promoting the American Studio Glass movement. The movement was “born” in 1962, during two seminal glassblowing workshops at The Toledo Museum of Art. The workshops were led by Littleton,
