Why Not? The Art of Ginny Ruffner.

RUFFNER, Ginny. Text by Bonnie J. Miller. Introduction by Athur Danto.

ISBN 10: 0295975083 / ISBN 13: 9780295975085

Published by Tacoma Art Museum / University of Washington Press, Tacoma / Seattle, 1995

About this Item

First edition / First printing. Signed by Ginny Ruffner on the front free end-paper. Illustrated wrappers. 112 pages. Fine.

Seller Inventory # 18087

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Why Not? The Art of Ginny Ruffner.
• Publisher: Tacoma Art Museum / University of Washington Press, Tacoma / Seattle
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0295975083
• ISBN 13: 9780295975085
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Ginny Ruffner
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Weight: 2 pounds
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Art
  • Glass
  • Signed Books

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Synopsis

Since the mid-1980s, Ginny Ruffner has been recognized worldwide as one of the major artists of the modern studio glass movement. Her lampworked glass sculpture, which has been selected for shows and museums in Switzerland, Australia, Japan, and the United States, has dazzled audiences with its playful imagery, insightful allusions, and intelligent commentary. In Why Not? The Art of Ginny Ruffner, author Bonnie J. Miller captures Ruffner's creative imagination and indomitable spirit. Drawing on ten years of writing about glass art in the Northwest and seven years of acquaintance with Ruffner's work, Miller analyzes her art with candor, humor, and a gifted critical eye. The voices of philosopher and art critic Arthur Danto and the artist herself add to the story of Ruffner's remarkable life and work, complementing the full-color illustrations of more than fifty major works.