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Marvin Lipofsky was a founding member of the American studio glass movement. For close to five decades, he worked in glass factories and workshops all over the world, earning him the title of the “roving ambassador of glass.” #MarvinLipofsky This tweet was posted on October 15, 2021.

Using molds and colors available at the Venini factory, Lipofsky and Toso created exciting new forms by blowing glass into the wooden molds as they were rotated by hand. #MarvinLipofsky This tweet was posted on September 24, 2021.

"Marvin Lipofsky: International Studio Glass" is on view pre-security in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/PbQQp2ZLG7 #MarvinLipofsky This tweet was posted on September 24, 2021.

In 1970, Marvin Lipofsky was invited to Italy by Ludovico Diaz de Santillana, director of the Venini Glass Factory on the island of Murano. Two years later, Lipofsky accepted and began his first Venini Series with master glassmaker Gianni Toso (b. 1942). #MarvinLipofsky This tweet was posted on September 24, 2021.

"Marvin Lipofsky: International Studio Glass" is on view pre-security in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/PbQQp2ZLG7 #MarvinLipofsky #studioglass This tweet was posted on August 26, 2021.

A founding member of the American studio glass movement, Marvin Lipofsky travelled to Germany in 2000 and created this piece titled “Frauenau Group #2” at the International Glass Symposium with Czech glass artist Petr Novotny. #MarvinLipofsky #studioglass This tweet was posted on August 26, 2021.

"#MarvinLipofsky: International Studio Glass" explores glass sculptures created between 1972-2006 in eight different countries and finished in his Berkeley studio. The exhibition is on view pre-security in the International Terminal and online at: https://t.co/PbQQp2ZLG7 This tweet was posted on August 10, 2021.

New exhibit alert! #MarvinLipofsky was a founding member of the American studio glass movement & helped to elevate the medium to a fine art. For almost 50 years, he worked in glass factories & workshops all over the world, earning him the title of the "roving ambassador of glass” This tweet was posted on August 10, 2021.

With assistance from Stefan Stefko in 1985, the form for “IGS II” was blown using a large, wooden mold. As with other works produced by #MarvinLipofsky overseas, “IGS II” was cut, ground, sandblasted, and finished at his studio in Berkeley. #CaliforniaCrafts This tweet was posted on October 30, 2019.

#MarvinLipofsky’s formed and stretched, blown-glass sculpture merged studio #glass with fine art. On many of his pieces, #Lipofsky employed flocking and etching to conceal the reflection of the glass and accentuate its form. #CaliforniaCrafts This tweet was posted on October 30, 2019.