The Art Institute has acquired 5 sculptures by Marvin spanning 5 decades of work. They were created from as far as Australia and Germany to his home in Berkeley, CA. We are proud to have some of his work coming home to his Illinois roots.

We are happy to announce the acquisition of 2 sculptures by Marvin, Tacoma Series 2007 #27 and Fragments Jugoslaja Stakla 1980. The works are simple and epitomize beauty that can be achieved with glass and Marvin’s classic wooden forms.

The Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA, has acquired 8 more glass sculptures and 3 watercolors, bringing their total in the collection to 13 sculptures and 3 watercolor drawings. Seen below is GA Series 1994 #2, created at the 1994 Czech Glass Symposium.

The Mingei International Museum, San Diego, CA, has acquired 5 glass sculptures, spanning from 1968 through 1996. These examples of Marvin’s work were created locally and as far away as Bulgaria.

The Palms Springs Art Museum in California, has added Marvin’s
Chico Spring Series 1988 #12 to its fine collection of glass sculpture. Blown with help from Eric Bladholm.

Several of Marvin’s earliest works have returned home to the University of Wisconsin, Madison, with the acquisition of a large Untitled ceramic sculpture and an early Glass Form experiment.