Lipofsky, Marvin B. (Marvin Bentley), 1938-
Educator, Glass artist
Size: 20.0 linear feet
Summary: The Marvin Lipofsky papers measure 20.0 linear feet and date from 1946- 2004. Included are biographical material; teaching files; letters to Lipofsky; personal business records regarding art supplies and price lists and a ledger; photographs of Lipofsky at work, teaching and travel; works of art consisting of 22 sketchbooks and loose sketches; and printed material including exhibition catalogs, announcements and glass art newsletters.
Marvin Lipofsky (1938-2016) was a glass artist and professor in Berkeley, Calif.
Donated 2004 by Ruth Okimoto, Lipofsky's spouse, on behalf of Marvin Lipofsky as part of the Nanette L. Laitman Documentation Project for Craft and Decorative Arts in America. Additional material donated 2017 by Lisa Lipofsky- Valenzula, Marvin Lipofsky's daughter.
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Marvin Lipofsky papers, 1946-2016. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
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