by William Warmus (Introduction by), Josh Simpson (Author), Sue Reed (Editor)
His signature works in glass engage tens of thousands worldwide, and this landmark comprehensive book beautifully reveals Simpson's boundary-stretching innovations in how glass is used. Chapters organized by his best-known works allow collectors, the public, experts, and students to marvel at how and why his best-known works are famous: Goblets, Planets, Vessels, Sculpture, Stellar Disks. Also included are details on his less known and experimental works, including New Mexico Glass, Tektites, and other convention-breaking contributions to glass art. Especially timely since it's the 50th-anniversary year of Simpson's work. Insights by experts in the glass world, including William Warmus, Tina Oldknow, Nezka Pfeifer, and others, supply additional views.
Simpson Art is in these public collections:
American Craft Museum, New York, New York
Bergstrom-Mahler Museum; Neenah, Wisconsin
Brunnier Museum; Ames, Iowa
Chrysler Museum; Norfolk, Virginia
Corning Museum of Glass; Corning, New York
Dartmouth College Hood Museum; Hanover, New Hampshire
Fuller Art Museum; Brockton, Massachusetts
George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum; Springfield, Massachusetts
Hamilton College Emerson Gallery; Clinton, New York
Mint Museum; Charlotte, North Carolina
Museum für Gestaltung; Zurich, Switzerland
Museum of Decorative Arts; Prague, Czech Republic
Museum of Fine Arts; Boston, Massachusetts
Nelson Museum of Art; Tempe, Arizona
Newark Museum of Art
Peabody Essex Museum; Salem, Massachusetts
Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Washington, DC
Royal Ontario Museum; Toronto, Canada
The Alcorcón City Museum of Glass Art; Spain
The Museum of Arts and Sciences; Macon, Georgia
U.S. State Department
Yale University Art Gallery; New Haven, Connecticut