page_title: Washington Glass School
section_title: Washington Glass Studio
hierarchical_section_title: Washington Glass School / Washington Glass Studio
caption_attribution_description: English: in 2013, the US Architect of the Capitol replaced the original, historic bronze doors of the Library of Congress John Adams Building to be code compliant. The new doors incorporate cast glass panels mounted within a bronze framework that reference the artistic heritage of the original doors by recreating the original, historic bronze reliefs in kiln-cast glass. The kiln-formed sculptural glass was made from molds taken off the original door sculptures. The original bronze doors will be retained in their present hold-open position, recessed into architectural niches. The sculpted bronze doors located on the east and west sides of the Adams building feature high-relief sculptures by American artist, Lee Lawrie, designed to commemorate the history of the written word, depicting gods of writing as well as real-life Native American Sequoyah. The glass artwork was made by the Washington Glass Studio and Fireart Glass.
context_page_description: The Washington Glass School was founded in 2001 by Washington, DC area artists Tim Tate and Erwin Timmers.
  The school teaches classes on how to make kiln cast, fused, and cold worked glass sculptures and art. It is the second largest warm glass school in the United States.
context_section_description: The Washington Glass Studio was established as part of the school in 2001 to create site specific art for architectural and landscape environments. The studio draws on the Washington Glass School Co-director’s educational backgrounds in steel and glass sculpture, electronics and video media, architectural design, and ecological sustainability.
  
  Notable public art projects by Washington Glass Studio include the monumental glass doors for the Library of Congress John Adams Building. Under the auspices of the U.S. Architect of the Capitol, the bronze doors to the John Adams Building were replaced in 2013 with code-complaint sculpted glass panels mirroring the original bronze door sculptures by American artist, Lee Lawrie, designed to commemorate the history of the written word, depicting gods of writing as well as real-life Native American Sequoyah. " 
  The public art commission for artwork at the entrance to the Laurel Branch Library was awarded to the Washington Glass Studio in 2016. The 16-foot (4.9 m) high glass-and-steel sculpture was made involving the surrounding community and library groups. In a series of glass making workshops, images of books and stories, education and learning, and shared aspirations were created at the Washington Glass School to be incorporated into the internally illuminated tower.
caption: Monumental Glass Doors at Library of Congress John Adams Building.
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