Dick Weiss
American glass artist
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Richard Weiss (born 1946 in Everett, Washington) is an American glass artist.[1]
He is part of the American Studio Glass Movement. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. He is a teacher at Pilchuck Glass School and is primarily known for his large installations such as the work at The Seattle/Tacoma Airport[2][3] and his collaborations with Walter Lieberman with the name of WD40+.[4]
Permanent collections and commissions
- City of Everett, Everett, WA
- City of Seattle, Seattle, WA
- Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY[5]
- Glasmuseum Frauenau, Germany[6]
- Pilchuck Glass School, Pilchuck, WA
- Museum of Glass, Tacoma, WA
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England[7]
- Chapel, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA
- Edmonds Woodway High School, Edmonds, WA
- General Dynamics Corp., Falls Church, VA (With Sonja Blomdahl)
- Kenai Community College, Homer, AK
- Kent Senior Citizen’s Center, Kent, WA
- Kentwood High School, Kent, WA
- M’Connell Foundation, Redding, CA
- North Central High School, Spokane, WA
- Opera House, Seattle, WA
- Port of Shanghai, China[3]
- Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, Seattle, WA[8]
- Sitka Lutheran Church, Sitka, AK
- University of Washington, Seattle, WA[9][10]