Robert William Willson (
Mertzon, Texas
Mertzon is a city in and the county seat of Irion County, Texas, United States. Its population was 781 according to the 2010 census. It is part of the San Angelo, Texas, metropolitan statistical area.
Geography
According to the United States Cen ...
, May 28, 1912 –
San Antonio
("Cradle of Freedom")
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, June 1, 2000) was an
American
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artist and sculptor notable for his creative use of solid glass. He was one of the first Americans to work with solid glass in partnership with the glass blowers of Murano, Italy.
Educated in the American Southwest and in Mexico, he also studied glass in
Murano
Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It lies about north of Venice and measures about across with a population of just over 5,000 (2004 figures). It is famous for its glass making. It was on ...
,
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...
. He had an especially close artistic association with
Venice
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...
, spending thirty-seven summers there making glass sculptures.
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1912 births
2000 deaths
Sculptors from Texas
American glass artists
Southwestern artists
20th-century American sculptors
20th-century American male artists
American male sculptors
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