Robert Willson (artist)

Robert William Willson (Mertzon, Texas, May 28, 1912 – San Antonio, June 1, 2000) was an American 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, Italy. He had an especially close artistic association with Venice, spending thirty-seven summers there making glass sculptures.

Further reading

• Kangas, Matthew (2001). Robert Willson: Image-Maker. San Antonio: Pace-Willson Foundation and University of Washington Press. ISBN 0-295-98218-7.
• Paul N. Perrot (Autumn 1969). "Robert Willson: Sculptor in Glass--An Appreciation". Art Journal. 29 (1). College Art Association: 46–47. doi:10.2307/775279. JSTOR 775279.

External links

• "Robert Willson, 88, glass sculpture pioneer". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. June 3, 2000. p. 11.
• "Robert Willson". Robert Willson website.
  • "Artist's Biography | Robert Willson".
  • "Robert Willson - Biographical Sketch by Tina Oldknow".