Steven Weinberg
American artist Steven Weinberg (1954– ) studied ceramics at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, earning his BFA in 1976 before pursuing graduate work in glass under Dale Chihuly at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Weinberg established a studio in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, after receiving his MFA from RISD in 1979. He developed innovative casting techniques and is known for his sculptural glass forms that play with space, geometry, and modularity.
Works
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Familius Domus #791006, 1997. Overall H: 30.3 cm, W: 21.8 cm, D: 25 cm. Collection of The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York. Gift of the Ben W. Heineman Sr. Family (2006.4.74).
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Whale Rock Boat, 2002. Overall H: 29 cm, W: 56.7 cm, D: 7.6 cm. Collection of The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York. Gift of the Ben W. Heineman Sr. Family (2006.4.75).
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Untitled, 1989. Glass. H: 8.25 in. W: 8 in, D: 8 in. Collection of the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Annie and Mike Belkin (1991.178).
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Paul Hollister talks to Steven Weinberg about a piece he admires in a 1981 interview.
00:57 TranscriptBibliography
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“Cast Glass by Steven Weinberg.” Glass Club Bulletin, no. 129 (Spring 1980): 5–8.
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“Steven Weinbergs Giesstechnik / Steven Weinberg’s Casting Technique: Something New Under the Sun.” Neues Glas, no. 4 (1981): 143–47.
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“A Search for Inner Form.” Collector Editions 8, no. 2 (Spring 1980): 42–43.