In
recent decades, glass sculpture has entered American museum collections
in unprecedented numbers. In this lavishly illustrated volume, the
author takes the reader on a tour of glass sculpture in American museums.
She begins with an introduction to sculptural glass and the growing
popularity and willingness to see sculptural glass as suitable for
inclusion in museum collections. Martha covers twenty-six permanent
collections across the United States with a museum profile, photographs
of included work and detailed description of each piece. This book
will appeal to collectors, museums, critics, and art historians.