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href="http://www.phillyartmatters.com">www.phillyartmatters.com </a>website
- it is an online copy of their 40 page monthly newspaper.<br>
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They describe their newspaper as "<b>The Philadelphia Region's Magazine
of the Arts</b>".<br>
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<big><big><big><b>InSight: A History of Glass</b></big></big></big> </div>
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<div class="bylinesource">By: Burton Wasserman, Staff</div>
<div class="dateline">09/03/2008</div>
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<div class="story"> <b>Besides fertile soil for growing
agricultural produce,</b>
the Garden State also provided the basic ingredients for nurturing the
glass industry in America. Huge deposits of fine sand provided the
necessary raw material and acres of pine forests were used to fuel the
furnaces in which the sand could be melted in order to make the glass.
These long-standing facts come vividly to light in the Museum of
American Glass, situated at Wheaton Arts Center in Millville, the heart
of Cumberland County in Southern New Jersey. <br>
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At this time
and until the end of the year, the Museum is celebrating its opening
almost 40 years ago. From their vast holdings, the authorities at the
Museum have assembled a handsome exhibition featuring such utilitarian
objects as fine goblets, punch bowls, and storage vessels as well as
pieces of contemporary studio glass by outstanding artists in the
field. Together, these specimens from the world of practical necessity
and the fine arts bring historical facts and esthetic enrichment to the
pursuit of intellectual insight and expressive reflection. <br>
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One example from very early in the 19th century is a charming pitcher
of pale green glass from the James Lee Glass Works. Free of applied
ornamentation, it is a lovely example of tableware that derives an
essential elegance from the clarity and simplicity of its structure. <br>
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Rather different in appearance is the ruby and clear cut glass pitcher
from the Whitall Tatum Company of 1900. In this piece, the Victorian
Period, with its taste for ornate decoration and lavish detail, comes
into focus with impressive impact. Likewise, a feeling for elaborate
workmanship and dazzling color can be felt in a massive punch bowl with
accompanying cups from the middle of the 19th century. <br>
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Seasoned collectors of classic American glass manufacture will
doubtless enjoy seeing the vessel from 1860 made at the Whitney Glass
Works in Glassboro, NJ. It is the well-known container shaped like a
log house that once held Old Cabin Whiskey, produced in Philadelphia by
the E.G. Booz distillery. To this day, people refer to alcoholic
beverages as "booz," not only because of that distiller's name, but
also because such spirited refreshment frequently imparts a boozey or
drunken state to its consumers. <br>
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Floral paperweights, frequently featuring a
rose blossom became quite popular in the 1880s. Many modern-day
collectors think of them as a special category of folk art fashioned in
glass. <br>
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The sculptor Edris Eckhardt is represented in the
show by a willowy 14-inch high female figure in green glass titled
"Vernal Equinox." The sinuously curved shape projects a transcendent
feeling of spiritual exaltation. <br>
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Horoshi Yamano's
column-like sculpture offers and images of someone from Japan holding a
stick with a fish on its end. Symbolic of the human will to go forward
and make progress, it is an awesome example of flawless artisanship in
the service of profound philosophical expression. <br>
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Dale
Chihuly's "Macchia" is a dynamically fluid selection made of neodymium
glass. This material has a shimmering presence because of the
iridescent nature of the medium. Its color changes as different types
of luminosity touch the surface, a pink glow when illuminated by
incandexcent light and a bluish-violet in the presence of a fluorescent
bulb. <br>
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An exceptional, untitled artwork, fashioned by Chihuly
working in tandem with Lino Tagliapetro in 1991, is a bold composition
in 3D with stout, snake-like elements coiling about a green
bubble-shaped form, richly dappled in notes of yellow, red, and white.
It's so distinctive in appearance you really have to see if close up in
order to fully appreciate what it has to offer. <br>
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In addition
to the Museum at Wheaton Arts Center, you may also enjoy access to
interesting shops, galleried, and studios located on the premises.
Incidentally, there is also a fascinating reconstruction of a 19th
century glass factory in the vicinity where demonstrations of hand
processes for shaping molten glass are regularly presented. <br>
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For further information about visiting hours, admission fees, nearby
accommodations for overnight lodging, and travel instructions, call <span
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By the way, you may want to look into the downtown area of central
Millville where a variety of art and crafts practitioners regularly
show and sell their wares.<br>
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