Blue glass circling the orb, a delicate green-leafed flower suspended inside, it seemed one of a kind. But the paperweight, instead, is a near duplicate of artwork already on display. That’s one ...
Glass paperweights are often found among the kitschy collections in flea markets and thrift stores, but they’re also having a moment in the contemporary art world. “They’ve actually become quite the ...
Those who remember Arthur Rubloff likely recall him as one of Chicago’s most influential developers and real estate moguls. Fewer, though, know him as the owner of one of the world’s greatest glass ...
FLINT, MI--What, you've never been curious about paperweights? In the art world, they're kind of a big deal. The Flint Institute of Arts is holding a lecture April 27 at 6 p.m. in the FIA theatre ...
Somewhere under the clutter of papers on my desk in the newsroom is a glass paperweight about to be laid to waste by the “Frankenstein of Cary.” “There's a night-and-day difference between ...
"Published in conjunction with the opening of Small Worlds (April 7-October 7, 2018), an exhibition presenting a survey of glass paperweights in the collection of the Flint Institute of Arts from the ...