Toledo Glass National Exhibition
1966, 1968, 1970
Fritz Dreisbach (American, born 1941), Vase with Two Prunts. Glass, blown, applied, 1966. Study Gallery
In 1966, four years after the Toledo Workshops, the Toledo Museum of Art launched the first competitive survey exhibition of studio glass, called the Toledo Glass National. An unexpected flood of 240 objects was entered and shipped to Toledo by 48 qualifying artists, including Harvey Littleton, Dominick Labino, Robert Fritz, Fritz Dreisbach, and Marvin Lipofsky. A second Glass National was held in 1968. The third and last, in 1970, was invitation only and featured a survey of 11 artists.