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published articles, Taragin re-
minds people that the crafts
movement is only about 50 years
old, with the studio glass move-
ment coming about 20 years lat-
er.
Her sense of history impels her
to publish what she learns by
working directly with artists and
visiting their studios, both criti-
cal elements in her professional
understanding.
"To be able to share my expe-
riences by documenting them for
historians and curators of the fu-
ture is very important to me," said
Taragin, whose writings have ap-
peared in the Glass Art Society
Journal as well as publications
issued by museums.
Taragin became interested in
art objects as a youngster shop-
ping with her parents in Massa-
chusetts. At the same time, she
was interested in history and saw
the connection between the two.
After earning her bachelor's de-
gree in art history from Barnard
College, she went on to get her
master's in art history at George
Washington University, where
she concentrated on museum
training. Before joining the DIA,
she coordinated exhibitions at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art in Wash-
ington, D.C., supervised educa-
tional services at the Fayetteville
Museum of Art and served as cu-
rator of the Michigan Artrain.
Moving to Michigan was a de-
cision she made with her hus-
band, Marvin, a dentist. Their
only son, Charles, 19, is a fresh-
man at the University of Chica-
go. Family and professional
commitments, which include
membership in Young Israel of
Southfield, leave little free time
for other pursuits.
"To be working in the field of
contemporary art and to be able
to pick up the phone and talk to
artists directly are of special in-
terest to me," said Taragin.
"I want to find out what is be-
hind their work, how their
thought processes move them for-
ward and what makes them tick.
Then, I relate that to the histori-
cal perspective.
"In the '80s, artists working in
glass felt they had to do sculpture
in order to justify that what they
were doing could be considered a
fine-art form. In the '90s, a num-
ber of artists started using the
vessel form and a variety of meth-
ods to make glass.
"I want to support the creative
processes of artists and keep our
museum abreast of the times and
ahead of the times."
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Seminar sponsored by the Na-
tional Early American Glass
Club runs May 9-11 at the
Dearborn Inn. For informa-
tion, call (216)351-0371.
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