Dreisbach, Fritz, 1941-

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Fritz Dreisbach is an American studio glass artist and teacher who is recognized as one of the pioneers of the American Studio Glass Movement. Dreisbach was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He attended Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio, where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts in 1962; Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, where he received a Master of Arts in Teaching in 1963; and the University of Iowa, where he received a Master of Art in 1965. He received a Master of Fine Arts in 1967 from the University of Wisconsin, where he was an assistant to Harvey Littleton.

Over his 35-year teaching career, Dreisbach has taught at 130 institutions worldwide, including the School of the Toledo Museum of Art, Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington and Penland School of Crafts in Penland, North Carolina.

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creatorOf DREISBACH, FRITZ. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
creatorOf Kate Elliott Papers Corning Museum of Glass. Rakow Research Library
creatorOf Dreisbach, Fritz. [Fritz Dreisbach] : artist file John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library, Ringling Museum Library
creatorOf Dreisbach, Fritz. Reminiscences of Fritz Dreisbach : oral history, 1985. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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creatorOf Oral history interview with Fritz Dreisbach Archives of American Art
referencedIn Oral history interview with Harvey K. Littleton Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Frantz, Susanne, person
associatedWith Fritz Dreisbach, person
associatedWith Glass Art Society. corporateBody
associatedWith Littleton, Harvey K. person
associatedWith Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America. corporateBody
associatedWith Polsky, Richard M., person
associatedWith The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Library. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Cleveland OH US
Subject
Decoration and ornament
Decorative art
Glass blowing and working
Glass craft
Glassworkers
Goblets
Occupation
Artists
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Birth 1941

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