One of Harvey Littleton's first students, Herman is credited as one of the founders of the Studio Glass movement in Great Britain.
11 Facts About Sam Herman
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Sam Herman is survived by Joanna, whom he married in 2010, his son, David, and daughter, Sarah, from his first marriage, and a granddaughter, Alice.
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Sam Herman's father died when he was an infant and he and his mother moved to the United States when he was six years old.
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Sam Herman was awarded the MFA from that institution in 1965.
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In 1969 Sam Herman established a workshop, The Glasshouse, in London.
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In 1979 Sam Herman returned to England and set up his own glass studio in London, where he worked until 1990.
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Sam Herman headed the Glass Department at the Royal College of Art from late 1967 to 1974.
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Sam Herman had his first major UK exhibition in 1967 curated by Henry Rothschild at Primavera.
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Sam Herman left the RCA when he was invited by the South Australian government to found the glass studio at Jam Factory Workshops.
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Sam Herman spent the next five years in Australia, creating glass sculpture, exhibiting and conducting workshops.
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Sam Herman's tenure ended in 1990, when he took a consulting position with the Cristalleries Val Saint Lambert in Belgium.