|
| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Grand Rapids in Wood County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes) |
|
Dominick Labino
|
| | | | 
By Christopher Light, November 2, 2007 | |
| | | 1. Dominick Labino Marker | | |
Inscription. This site is dedicated to Dominick Labino, 1910-1987, glass scientist, engineer, artist, and inventor. Credited with 57 patents, Mr. Labino invented pure silica fiber which was used in insulating tiles covering the space shuttle Columbia and the Apollo, Mercury, and Gemini spacecraft. As a glass artist, Labino was co-founder of the studio glass movement in America. His art works are in over 60 museums in the U.S. and abroad, and his architectural elements of hot cast panels are in many public buildings. His forte was original formulation of glass of high quality, durability, and unusual color effects. A resident of Grand Rapids since 1956, he was a benefactor and warm friend to the village.
Erected 1992 by Grand Rapids Historical Society, The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 8-87.)
Location. 41° 24.792′ N, 83° 51.642′ W. Marker is in Grand Rapids, Ohio, in Wood County. Marker is at the intersection of Front Street (Ohio Route 65) and Bridge Street (Ohio Route 578) on Front Street. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Grand Rapids OH 43522, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Grand Rapids (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Howard Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Miami & Erie Canal (approx. ¼ mile away); Providence Historical District (approx. ¾ mile away); James Durbin (approx. 4.5 miles away); Custer Homestead (approx. 6.4 miles away); The First Presbyterian Mission in the Maumee Valley (approx. 7 miles away); Maumee Indian Mission (approx. 7.1 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Grand Rapids.| | | | 
By Christopher Light, November 2, 2007 | |
| | | 2. Dominick Labino Marker | | |
More about this marker. Northeast corner of the intersection. There is space to pull off the road.
Also see . . . Ask Art (the Artist Blue Book). Links to anything and everything you might what to know about Dominick Labino. (Submitted on December 7, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana.)
|
| | | | 
By TC Skaggs, December 11, 2007 | |
| | | 3. Labino "EMERGENCE" line. Very early sculpture, Signed "Labino 8-1975" | | Impressive in stature, measuring 8 3/4" x 6" x 2." Immaculately clear glass sculpture with three "Break Through" ascending air trap funnels each emerging into a succesively larger funnel. The emerging funnel shaped inclusions are covered in a thin micro gold veiling. The sculpture on appearance having a soft gold color until infused with light, at which time it takes on a dichroic affect, changing to a vibrant red. Creatively breathtaking! | | |
|
Credits. This page originally submitted on December 7, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 1,977 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 7, 2007, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. 3. submitted on December 11, 2007, by TC Skaggs of St. John, Indiana. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.
| | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
|
Subscribe
— Privacy Policy
— Terms of Use
— About Us
— Contact Us
HMdb.org