Dreisbach, Fritz, 1941-
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.
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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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 |
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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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 |
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| Cleveland | OH | US |
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| Decoration and ornament |
| Decorative art |
| Glass blowing and working |
| Glass craft |
| Glassworkers |
| Goblets |
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| Artists |
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Birth 1941
