Join us at the museum for the kickoff of this new program series about decorative arts from our permanent collection.
IMAGE: Michele de Lucchi, Antares, glass, 1983
The Art of Collecting Glass: A Personal Journey in the Field of Decorative Arts
Lecture by Darius A. Spieth, PhD (Professor of Art History at the LSU School of Art, College of Art & Design)
A discussion of the “golden age” of Murano glass design from the 1920s to the 1960s, as well as the colorful Memphis design movement from the 1980s. This talk will review the attempts to convert a centuries-old glass tradition into a fun version of the machine age at the dawn of computer aesthetics and conclude by looking at Murano-inspired figures of the American Studio Glass Movement, such as Dale Chihuly and Richard Marquis. Among the artists discussed will be Napoleone Martinuzzi, Carlo Scarpa, Ettore Sottsass, Matteo Thun, Renato Toso, and Peter Shire, amongst others.
Location: 3rd floor of the Shaw Center for the Arts. Masks required.
Program Sponsors: Beth and Butler Fuller; Carol Steinmuller; Susan and Carl Blyskal; Nedra and John Hains; Janie and Chet Coles; Gresdna Doty; Linda and Robert Bowsher; Catherine and Daniel Stetson; Frances Huber and Michael Katchmer; Julie and Leonard Nachman II; Mary Pollard; LSU School of Art / College of Art + Design