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Glass from the Permanent Collection

On view in 2019

Michael Pavlik (Czechoslovakian, b. 1941), "Gate to Blue Illusion", 1995. Cut, polished, and laminated glass. 12 ½ x 16 x 12 inches. Tampa Museum of Art Gift of Dr. Richard and Barbara Basch, 2004.045.002.
Michael Pavlik (Czechoslovakian, b. 1941), Gate to Blue Illusion, 1995. Cut, polished, and laminated glass. 12 ½ x 16 x 12 inches. Tampa Museum of Art Gift of Dr. Richard and Barbara Basch, 2004.045.002.

As the Tampa Museum of Art celebrates its 100th anniversary, exhibitions in 2019 and 2020 will focus on the breadth of the institution’s permanent collection, as well as examine its collecting history. The Tampa Museum of Art’s holdings are unique, with distinct collections of Greek and Roman antiquities, as well as modern and contemporary art.

Greek, "Oinochoe (Jug)", 4th century BC. Glass (core-formed); H. 3 ¾ inches (9.5 cm). Tampa Museum of Art, Joseph Veach Noble Collection, 1986.153.

A Closer Look: Ancient Glass from the Permanent Collection

Drawn primarily from the permanent collection, A Closer Look: Ancient Glass includes examples of ancient Greek and Roman glass vessels made in a range of ancient techniques. The objects on view help to illustrate the development of glass production in the classical world over a period of nearly one thousand years, from the fourth century BC to the fourth or fifth century AD.

Jon Kuhn (American, b. 1949), "Rainbow Bloom", 1992. Glass. 9 3/4 inches. cube. Tampa Museum of Art, Gift of Jan Gordon, Ken Dickson, Michael Dickson, Robert Dickson, Harvey Gortner, and Terri Kenefsky in memory of Will and Bettie Gortner, 2001.036.

Shards and Illusions: Contemporary Glass from the Permanent Collection

Shards and Illusions: Contemporary Glass from the Permanent Collection features a selection of contemporary glass by American and European artists Jon Kuhn, John Luebtow, Steven Maslach, Michael Pavlik, Louis Sclafani, Lino Tagliapietra, and Toots Zynsky. This intimate presentation focuses on architectural and abstract forms within the Tampa Museum of Art’s unique holdings in glass.

Left Image: Greek, Oinochoe (Jug), 4th century BC. Glass (core-formed); H. 3 ¾ inches (9.5 cm). Tampa Museum of Art, Joseph Veach Noble Collection, 1986.153.
Right Image: Jon Kuhn (American, b. 1949), Rainbow Bloom, 1992. Glass. 9 3/4 inches. cube. Tampa Museum of Art, Gift of Jan Gordon, Ken Dickson, Michael Dickson, Robert Dickson, Harvey Gortner, and Terri Kenefsky in memory of Will and Bettie Gortner, 2001.036.