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        "tombstone": "Figure #1, 1988. Henry Halem (American, b. 1938). Vitrolite with painted enamel; overall: 64.8 x 48.3 x 8.9 cm (25 1/2 x 19 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mike and Annie Belkin in honor of the exhibition, \"Glass Today\", 1997.165",
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                "inscription": "Inscribed: \"Halem 88\"",
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                    "title": "Glass Today: Recent American Studio Glass from Cleveland Collections",
                    "description": "<i>Glass Today: Recent American Studio Glass from Cleveland Collections</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 22-September 14, 1997).",
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                    "description": "Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; June 22 - September 14, 1997.  \"Glass Today:  Recent American Studio Glass from Cleveland Collections.\"",
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        "description": "During his career, Halem has made a wide variety of glass vessels and sculptures. In recent years he has created reliefs made of vitrolite (an opaque glass used in the building industry prior to 1950) with details added in painted enamel. This approach gives his work the character of painting.",
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                "citation": "Cleveland Museum of Art, \u201cMajor African Sculpture, Recent Mark Tansey Painting, and Other Works of Art Enter CMA Collection,\u201d September 16, 1997, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.",
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                "citation": "Hawley, Henry H. <em>Glass Today: American Studio Glass from Cleveland Collections</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1997.",
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        "updated_at": "2026-05-01 06:52:06.472000"
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