Fountain with Blue, from the Fountain Series

Dominick Labino, Fountain with Blue, from the Fountain Series, 1979, glass, 7 ¹⁄₄ x 2 ³⁄₄ x 2 ⁵⁄₈ in. (18.4 x 6.9 x 6.8 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Elmerina and Paul Parkman, 1999.89.3

Artwork Details

Title: Fountain with Blue, from the Fountain Series
Artist: Dominick Labino
Date: 1979
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 7 ¹⁄₄ x 2 ³⁄₄ x 2 ⁵⁄₈ in. (18.4 x 6.9 x 6.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Elmerina and Paul Parkman
Mediums Description: glass
Classifications: Decorative Arts
Glass
Object Number: 1999.89.3
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1999.89.3

Artwork Description

In charge of glassmaking at a milk bottle plant in Clarion, Pennsylvania, Dominick Labino worked in the laboratory, where he was able to melt small quantities of glass and develop colors. He made glass buttons for the plant manager’s daughter and his own two daughters with their initials on them, and considered his interest in color to evolve from this. “If there’s no challenge, there’s no fun! and colors are a challenge, there’s no end to them. I’m still working on colors!”