American Studio Glass: A Survey of the Movement
May 15 - August 24, 2003

Herb Babcock
Vortex #4
Cast glass, steel, stone
1995 35 x 25 x 22

Herb Babcock (born 1946; resides Oxford, MI)

Herb Babcock received his B.F.A. in sculpture from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 1969. After a year at the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Workshop, Babcock went on to earn his M.F.A. from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. Babcock is currently Professor and Section Chair of the Glass Department at the Center of Art and Design of the College for Creative Studies in Detroit, MI. Babcock has participated in numerous one-man exhibitions and group shows at Habatat Galleries including The Annual International Glass Invitational. Babcock has also participated in museum exhibits worldwide throughout his career; in 2002 alone, his work was featured in No Air: The Fine Art of Sculptural Glass, Butler Institute of Art, Youngstown, OH, and Alternatives, Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico. In 1995, Babcock was commissioned by the Hsinchu Culture Center in Taiwan to produce a 22.5-foot tall stone, steel and fiber optic outdoor sculpture. His work is included in collections from the Detroit Institute of the Arts to Glasmuseum Frauenau and Kunstsammlungen der Veste-Coburg, both in Germany. Recently, Babcock’s work was featured in the film, Contemporary Glass, Color, Light, & Form, by Leier, Peters, & Wallace, Guild Publishing, Madison, WI. Babcock typically produces mixed media assemblages with attention to shapes and textures.

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