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Laura de Santillana

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Laura de Santillana (1955 – 21 October 2019) was an Italian contemporary glass artist.[1][2][3]

Early life

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de Santillana was born in 1955 in Venice.[4] She studied briefly from 1975 to 1976 at the School of Visual Arts, New York before returning to Italy to work at Venini, a glass company founder by her grandfather Paolo Venini.[4]

Art career

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Her work is included in the collections of the Corning Museum of Glass[5] and the Seattle Art Museum.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Rachel Spence (8 July 2015). "Laura de Santillana and Alessandro Diaz de Santillana, Chapel, Yorkshire Sculpture Park". Financial Times.
  2. ^ Ronchi, Giulia (October 22, 2019). "Morta Laura de Santillana, l'artista che plasmava il vetro".
  3. ^ "Connaissance des arts". Sociéte D'études Et De Publications Économiques. April 12, 2006 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b "Laura de Santillana, glassmaker: 'We love the material. It is like Jacob and the angel'". The Independent. June 12, 2015.
  5. ^ "Corning Museum Receives Donation of Contemporary Works in Glass from Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser". February 4, 2013.
  6. ^ "Tokyo-ga II". art.seattleartmuseum.org.