Maurice Heaton
Glass artist, born Neuchatel, Switzerland 1900-died Valley Cottage, NY 1990
About Maurice Heaton
Lived 1900 – 1990. Maurice Heaton was an American and Swiss glass artist and artist.
Biography Maurice Heaton was born in 1900 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, to English parents.
Heaton attended the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey, where he studied engineering. His glass studio was in Valley Cottage, New York; it experienced three major fires in 1974, in 1981, and the last fire being in 1988. shortly before his death on April 6, 1990.
Heaton's artwork can be found in museum collections, including at the Brooklyn Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Arts and Design, the Corning Museum of Glass, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum.
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Who was Maurice Heaton?
glass artist, born Neuchatel, Switzerland 1900-died Valley Cottage, NY 1990 (1900–1990)
When was Maurice Heaton born?
Maurice Heaton was born in 1900 in Neuchâtel.
When did Maurice Heaton die?
Maurice Heaton died in 1990 in Valley Cottage.
What was Maurice Heaton's occupation?
Maurice Heaton was a glass artist and artist.
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Maurice Heaton was American and Swiss.
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