(AP) -- The Flint Institute of Arts is hosting two major glass exhibitions starting this weekend. "Lino Tagliapietra in Retrospect: A Modern Renaissance in Italian Glass" features 160 works by the Italian glassblower. And "Tiffany Lamps: Articles of Utility, Objects of Art" includes 40 leaded glass lamps.
Both exhibitions open Sunday and run through Aug. 15. Tagliapietra is revered as a teacher and mentor to many of the world's finest glass artists and his work is rooted in the Venetian glassmaking tradition. That exhibit is organized by the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, Wash.
Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist-industrialist. His eclectic works ranged from Gothic-like windows to household furnishings such as lamps, oil paintings and water colors and glass ornaments.
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