Beth Lipman (born 1971, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a contemporary artist working in glass. She is best known for her glass still-life compositions which reference the work of 16th- and 17th-century European painters.[1]
Beth Lipman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1971. She is an only child, and her family primarily lived in York and Lancaster counties in Pennsylvania. Her family moved around a bit before she turned 3 or 4.[2] Her mother was a self-taught painter whose collection of books on folk painting influenced Lipman at an early age. At 16 she attended a summer art camp at the Horizons New England Craft Program.[3]
Today, Beth Lipman lives and works in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin.[5] Her work is currently represented by Nohra Haime Gallery (NY), Cade Tompkins Projects (RI), and Ferrin Gallery (MA).[5]
According to Lipman, her work explores several themes, including materiality, mortality, temporality, consumerism, and critical issues that stem from the still life tradition in the 17th century.[11]
Adeline's Portal, at Moses Myers House of the Chrysler Museum of Art (permanent collection), Virginia, 2013. Components: glass, wood, paint, and adhesive.[12]
Aspects of (American) Life, at The New Britain Museum of American Art (permanent collection), 2014. Components: glass and adhesive. Response to: Thomas Hart Benton's The Art of Life in America.[13]
Distill #2, #3, #4, #8, #13, #16, #22; at John Michael Kohler Arts Center and Kohler Co.; 2015. Components: cast iron with rust patina (#2, #4, #16), brass (#3), brass with plating (#22), cast iron/rust/chrome (##8, #13).[15]
Ephemera, 2013. Pieces to collection: Laid Table with Melons, Figs, Squash, Pomegranates, and Pineapple (at Tory Folliard Gallery); Candlesticks; Puddle and Coins.[16]
Double Laid Table, 2016. Components: glass, wood, paint, and adhesive.[21]
Cut Table, at the Wichita Art Museum, Kansas, 2014. Components: glass, wood, paint and adhesive.[21]
Laid Table with Etrog Container and Pastry Molds, at the Jewish Museum, New York, 2012. Components: glass, stone, and glue.[22]
One and Others, at the Norton Museum of Art, Florida, 2011. Components: glass, wood, paint, and adhesive.[22]
Referencesedit
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^"Oral history interview with Beth Lipman, 2012 September 18-19". www.aaa.si.edu. Retrieved 2017-11-15.
^"Beth Lipman: Still Life in Glass". Corning Museum of Glass. Corning Museum of Glass. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^Berengo, [curated] by Adriano (2012). Glasstress New York : new art from the Venice Biennales : open project (1st ed.). Milan, Italy: Skira. p. 76. ISBN 9788857214061.
^ ab"Interview with Beth Lipman, Glass Artist". Art Schools. Education.org & Monster.com. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
^ ab"Beth Lipman". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^"Bancketje (Banquet)". Smithsonian American Art Museum. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
^ abOldknow, Tina (2014). Collecting Contemporary Glass: art and design after 1990 from The Corning Museum of Glass. Corning, NY: Corning Museum of Glass. p. 262. ISBN 9780872902015. OCLC 905092870.
^"College of Fellows". American Craft Council. Retrieved 2020-03-21.
Frantz, Susanne; Milosch, Jane (January 2007). From the ground up: Renwick Craft Invitational 2007. Smithsonian American Art Museum. pp. 30–43. ISBN 9780979067815. OCLC 76836049.
Ellen J, Keiter; Neil, Watson; Tina, Oldknow (2007). Shattering glass: new perspectives : November 11, 2007-February 24, 2008, Katonah Museum of Art. Katonah Museum of Art. pp. 20–21. ISBN 9780915171736. OCLC 220418975.
Beth, Lipman; Judith, Tannenbaum. After you're gone: an installation by Beth Lipman [exhibition] August 22, 2008-January 18, 2009. The Museum. OCLC 263172178.
Page, Andrew (Spring 2010). "Mortality, Frozen: The Still Lives of Beth Lipman". Glass (118): 22–27. ISSN 1064-900X. OCLC 38880279.
Klenell, Ingalena, Andrea Moody, Beth Lipman, Melissa G. Post, and Anders Stephanson. (2010). Glimmering Gone: Ingalena Klenell & Beth Lipman. Tacoma, Wash: Museum of Glass. ISBN 9780295990804.