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Higgins: Poetry In Glass
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Price Last Updated : 7-31-2008
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Features
Hardcover: 240 pages
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing January 5, 2004
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0764321714
ISBN-13: 978-0764321719
Product Dimensions:
10.9 x 8.7 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 3.7 pounds
Book Description
The marvelous fused glassware of the Higgins Glass Studio first captivated buyers in the 1950s and 1960s, and continues to delight collectors today. With its arresting mix of geometric and curved lines, and bold use of colors, Higgins glass transformed ordinary table and giftware, from chip bowls and cakestands to candleholders and cigarette boxes, into something vibrant and exciting. Useful as well as attractive, the designs of artists Frances and Michael Higgins harnessed vivid imagination to innate practicality. Over 750 color and vintage photos feature hundreds of pieces not shown before. Newly discovered promotional photos, original designs, and advertising materials and extensive commentary by Frances Higgins and other Studio personnel highlight the informative, entertaining text. A personal view of the creation of Higgins glass is presented. The Studio today showcases talent that continues to build on the Higgins tradition. Current price estimates are also included. The result is a work destined to appeal to all with an interest in design and crafts of the mid-20th century.
Reader Reviews
Donald-Brian Johnson, et al, have put together a wonderful book here, something truly superlative! The photos (and glass items) are fabulous, and Johnson's text really does a great job of presenting the higgins story. It's much more than an antiques guide and Schiffer deserves credit for committing to such an impressive publication. At $60 a book, it's pricey, but the visuals you'll find inside are well worth it. If you're a higgins glass fan (I am), you be excited by all the unique samples on display. It's hard to beat "Higgins: Adventures in Glass," but it's been done here. And it's great to know that the higgins art continues onward with new items created today by higgins studio.
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Higgins: Poetry In Glass
by Donald-Brian Johnson and Leslie Pina
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