Q. Is there a biography of Sylvia Vigiletti? I am interested in finding what role she had in the studio art glass movement.

Hello! Thank you for your question. Sylvia Vigiletti (September 22, 1933 - October 12, 2020), born in Ontario, Canada, was an influential figure in the studio glass movement.

Biographical Information

To learn about Sylvia Vigiletti's role in the studio art glass movement, I would suggest the following sources:

• Kohler, Lucartha. Women Working in Glass. Atglen, PA: Schiffer Pub. Ltd., 2003. This book profiles Vigiletti in her chapter on women glass artists of the 1960s.
• Zynsky, Toots. "Women Who Helped Pave the Way." The Glass Art Society Journal (2012): 52. In this brief reflection, Zynsky discusses Vigiletti along with other women glass artists who influenced Zynsky's work.
• Glass Art Society oral history interview with Sylvia B. Vigiletti, 2009 June. Sally Prasch, interviewer.
• Vigiletti's entry in Who's Who in Contemporary Glass Art. 1st ed. München: Joachim Waldrich, 1993.

Additional Resources

• Himel, Susan, Lambert, Elaine, and Wilde, David. “Mary Filer and Sylvia Vigiletti at the Glass Art Gallery-Two Reviews.” The Leadline 6, no. 2 (Spring 1981): 10-11.
• "Presentation of Honorary Life Membership Awards to Henry Halem, Joel Philip Myers, and Sylvia Vigiletti." The Glass Art Society Journal (1993): 140.

Borrowing Library Materials

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