About Michael Higgins
Lived 1908 – 1999 (aged 90). Michael Higgins was a glass artist and artist.
Michael Higgins (September 29, 1908 in London – February 13, 1999 in Riverside, Illinois) was an American glass artist.
Life He was a King's Scholar at Eton College, and studied at Cambridge University, and the London Central School of Arts and Crafts. Emigrating to the US in 1939, he worked as a Lend-Lease programmer for India during World War II. Following the war, he became Head of Visual Design at the Chicago Institute of Design, where one of his students was Frances Stewart. He married Frances in 1948, and together they founded the Higgins Glass studio.
His work is in the Renwick Gallery. His papers are at the Archives of American Art.
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Who was Michael Higgins?
American glass artist (1908–1999)
When was Michael Higgins born?
Michael Higgins was born on 29 September 1908.
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Michael Higgins died on 13 February 1999.
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Michael Higgins was a glass artist and artist.
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