Pioneers in Glass Richard Marquis Pioneering American Studio Glass through Italian Technique

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by Shawn Waggoner

Photography by R. Marquis and Russell Johnson

As a glassblower, Richard Marquis has influenced an entire generation of artists working in glass who aspire to both his technical mastery and originality of voice. A Fulbright-Hays Fellowship allowed him to travel to Murano, where Italian artists introduced him to the art of creating glass art featuring murrine.

This article was originally published on page 6 of the May/June 2016 issue of Glass Art.
 

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