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Věra Lišková
Věra Lišková (20 September 1924, Prague – 7 June 1985, Prague) was a Czechoslovakia, Czech glass artist. She is known for pioneering the use of borosilicate glass or pyrex in glass art. Education and career Lišková studied at the State Graphic School in Prague until it closed due to World War II. She then studied at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, School of Applied Arts in Prague and graduated in 1949. As a student in 1947, she applied for a scholarship offered by the J. & L. Lobmeyr in Kamenický Šenov. Under the guidance of Stephan Rath, the nephew of the company's founders, she created a thin-walled drinkware set adorned with engraving. The set received an award from the Ministry of Industry and became part of the collection of the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague. Her glass, displayed in the first solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, was acquired for the museum's collections by the then-director Kaufmann. Until 1959, Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vera Liskova 1924 1985
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