Stanislav Libenský

Born. Sezemice, CZ in 1921. Died, 2002.

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Education

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1937-39 Bor by Česká Lípa and Železný Brod, Specialized School of Glass making.

1939-44 High School of Decorative Arts, Prague, CZ. Atelier of Professor Jaroslav Holeček.

1945-49 Academy of Applied Arts, Prague, CZ. Atelier of Professor Joseph Kaplický.

 

Jaroslava Brychtová

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Born: Železný Brod, CZ, in 1924.

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Education

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1945-47 Academy of Applied Arts, Prague, CZ. Atelier of Professor Karel Štipl.

1947-50 Academy of Applied Arts, Prague, CZ. Atelier of Professor Jan Lauda.

 

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2002 Stanislav Libenský a Jaroslava Brychtová. Narodni Galerie, Veletrzni palac, Prague, CZ.

Stanislav Libenský: Kresby. GalerieMy, Jablonec nad Nisou, CZ.

2001 Pocta Stanislavu Libenskemu. Vysoka Skola Umeleckoprumyslova, Prague, CZ.

Stanislav Libenský: Kresby. Galerie Aspekt, Brno, CZ.

Stanislav Libenský a Jaroslava Brychtová. Mestske Muzeum, Pardubice, CZ.

Profesor Libenský a Jeho Pokracovatele. Severoceske Muzeum, Liberec, CZ.

Libenský a Brychtová. Galerie Na Janskem Vrsku, Prague, CZ.

2000 In the Presence of Angels. Heller Gallery, NY.

Stanislav Libenský a Jaroslava Brychtová: Sochy a kresby. Galerie University Karlovy v Karolinu, Prague, CZ.

Stala expozice. Ceska Sporitelna, Železný Brod, CZ.

1998 Sklo a Prostor. České Muzeum Výtvarných Umění, Prague, CZ; Galerie Klatovy- Klenová, Klenová, CZ.

Grandi Vetri. Galeria d’Arte Moderna, Piazza Vecchia, Bergamo, Italy.

1997 Stanislav Libenský - Jaroslava Brychtová. Habitat Galleries, Boca Raton, FL.

Stanislav Libenský - Jaroslava Brychtová. Severočeské museum, Liberec, CZ.

1996 Sacral Places: Stanislav Libenský & Jaroslava Brychtová. Heller Gallery, NY.

Stanislav Libenský & Jaroslava Brychtová. Maurine Littleton Gallery, Washington, D.C.

Space, Light, Glass. Craft Museum, NY.

Aperto Vetro. Internationale New Glass, Venice, Italy.

1995 Stanislav Libenský/Jaroslava Brychtová and Michel Gabriel. Síň pod Plečnikovým schodišťem v Rajské zahradě Pražského hradu, Prague, CZ.

Stanislav Libenský & Jaroslava Brychtová: Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture. Elliot Brown Gallery, Seattle, WA.

Space, Light, Glass. Míčovna Pražského Hradu, Prague, CZ.

1994 Habitat Galleries, Boca Raton, FL.

Libenský / Brychtová: a 40 Year Collaboration in Glass. Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY.

1993 Heller Gallery, NY.

1992 Clara Scremini Gallerie, Paris, France.

1991 Habitat Galleries, Detroit, MI.

Glassculpturen: S. Libenský & J. Brychtová. Museum voor Sierkunst, Ghent, Belgium.

1990 Galerie Gottschalk-Betz, Frankfurt, Germany.

Libenský / Brychtová: Glass Sculpture. Heller Gallery, NY.

Sculpturen aus Glass: Eine Retrospektive 1945-1990. Musée Bellerive, Zürich, Switzerland.

1989 Libenský & Brychtová: Retrospektiva 1945-1989. National Gallery Valdštejnská jízdárna, Prague, CZ.

1988 Clara Scremini Gallerie, Paris, France.

Heller Gallery, NY.

1986 Habatat Galleries, Miami, FL.

S.Libensky und seine Schuler. Essener Glasgalerie, Essen, Germany.

1985 Libenský / Brychtova. Mnichovo, Hradiste, CZ.

1984 Habitat Galleries, Detroit, MI.

Museum of Art, Tampere, Finland.

1983 Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimaki, Finland.

1967 Museo Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Galerie Form und Qualitat, Munich, Germany.

1962 Gallery Ceskoslovensky Spistovatel, Prague, CZ.

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

1997 Artistes verriers contemporains Europe, Etats: Unis Collection du Musée des Arts Décoratifs. Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Lausanne, Switzerland.

1995 Exempla ‘95. IHM, München, Germany.

Expanded Glass: Traditional and Contemporary. Museum of Art, Yokohama, Japan.

The European Fine Arts Fair. Maastricht, The Netherlands.

1983 300 Years of Bohemian Glass and Costume Jewelery. Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art, Japan.

Seven Masters. American Craft Museum, NY.

1976/77 Transparente Formen: 4 Glassmacher aus Prag. Museum Bellerive, Zurich, Switzerland.

1965 Art Bienale VIII. Sao Paolo, Brazil.

 

Public Collections:

The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, Australia

Museum of Art, Scottsdale, AR

Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences, Sydney, Australia

Museum of Sierkunst, Gent, Belgium

Moravská galerie, Brno, CZ

Muzeum skia a bižuterie, Jablonec nad Nisou, CZ

Severočeské museum, Liberec, CZ

Východočeské museum, Pardubice, CZ

Národnf galerie, Prague, CZ

Umĕleckoprůmyslové museum, Prague, CZ

Suomen Lasimuseo, Riihimäki, Finland

Hiekan Taidemuseo, Tampere, Finland

Mus6e de Chateau d'Annecy, Annecy, France

Musée des Beaux-Arts, Lyon, France

Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, France

Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Céramique, Rouen, France

Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Coburg, Germany

Glasmuseum Hentrich im Kunstmuseum Ehrendorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany

Ulster Museum, Belfast, UK

Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK

Manchester City Art Gallery, Manchester, UK

Hokkaido Museum of Art, Sapporo, Japan

Takasaki Museum of Art, Japan

The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo, Japan

The Museum of Modem Art, Yokohama, Japan

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Museum Narodowe, Warszawa, Poland

Museum of Art, Moscow, Russia

Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes,Valencie, Spain

Musée d'Art décoratif, Lausanne, Switzerland

Museum Bellerive, Zürich, Switzerland

The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY

Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC

Museum of Arts, Indianapolis, IN

Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, NY

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, PA

The Toledo Museum of Arts, Toledo, Ohio

 

Awards

2001 Doctor Honoris Causa. Vysoká škola umĕleckoprůmyslová, Prague, CZ.

1997 Lifetime Achievement Award. American Craft Museum, NY.

1997 Urban Glass Award. Brooklyn, NY.

1995 Goldmedaiile. Bayerischen Staatpreis, München, Germany.

1994 Doctor Honoris Causa. (Libenský) The Royal College of Art, London, UK.

1989 Chevalier de I'Ordre des Arts et Lettres. (Libenský) Paris, France.

1985 Ehrenpreis. Zweiter Coburger Glaspreis, Coburg, Germany.

1984 Rakow Award for Excellence in the Art of Glass. Corning, NY.

1981 Ehrenpreis. Glaskunst 81, Kassel, Germany.

1977 Ehrenpreis. Coburger Glaspreis 77, Coburg, Germany.

1975 Herder-Preis der Universität Wien. (Libenský) Vienna, Austria.

1969 Goldmedaille. Internationales Kunsthandwerk, Stuttgart, Germany.

1968 Cena hlavního města Prahy. Prague, CZ.

1967 Goldmedaille. Bayerischen Staatpreis, München, Germany.

1966 Gold Medal. 8th Biennale of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

1958 Grand Prix. World Exposition EXPO 58, Brussels, Belgium.