Press Releases 2007
Curator's Choice Exhibit
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MUSEUM OF AMERICAN GLASS AT WHEATONARTS SHOWCASES 2006 ACQUISITIONS IN ANNUAL
“CURATOR’S CHOICE” EXHIBIT
MILLVILLE, NJ - The “Curator’s Choice”
exhibit in the Museum
of American Glass at
WheatonArts, January
13 to March 4, features pieces that were acquired through gifts, purchases or
loans in 2006. The exhibit illustrates the diverse objects the museum acquires
during a year.
Among
the several objects on display in the twelve exhibit cases in the museum’s
Special Exhibition Gallery are:
■ Eggplant Sculpture,
Durand Art Glass,Vineland, New Jersey, 1924-1931.
Gift of Minna and Sidney Rosenblatt.
■ Fused “Higgins Glass” Sign, late 20th century.
Gift of Frances Higgins Trust.
■ Sculptural Glass.
“Untitled.” Artist: Boris Shpeizman, Creative
Glass Center
of America
Fellow, 2006.
■ Sculptural Glass,
“Memory of Arizona.”
Artist: Eva Heyd, Creative Glass Center
of America
Fellow 2006.
■ Assorted Sugar Shakers,
c. 1890. Gift of Joan and Wilbert Schmidt.
■ Fig Salt and Pepper
Shakers, Mt. Washington Glass Co., c. 1893. Gift of Joan and Wilbert Schmidt.
The
Museum of American Glass has one of the most
comprehensive collections of American glass in the
world. Over 6,500 objects are on display ranging from America’s first glass bottles to
works by Dale Chihuly and other contemporary artists who work in glass.
Changing exhibits are installed annually and they are recognized worldwide for
their scholarly achievements and visual appeal.
Winter schedule: Open Friday, Saturday and
Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in January, February and March. Reduced admission
rates in effect: $9.00 Adults, $8.00 Senior Adults and $6.00 Students. Children
five and under are free. The Crafts Studios are closed and the train is not
operational during these three months only. WheatonArts will resume a six-day
operating schedule April 1. For more information, call 800-998-4552 or 856-825-6800,
or visit www.wheatonarts.org.
WheatonArts strives to make exhibits, events and
programs accessible to all visitors. Call two weeks in advance for special
accommodations.
Funding has been made possible in part by the New
Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National
Endowment for the Arts, by funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, and
the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation. WheatonArts received a general operating
support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of Cultural
Affairs in the Department of State. Additional funds provided by the New Jersey
Cultural Trust.
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