Joseph Glasco Foundation

Joseph Glasco Foundation Fosters appreciation for the legacy and works of (1925-1996)

One of our favourite life quotes from Joseph Glasco (1925-1996).
07/20/2025

One of our favourite life quotes from Joseph Glasco (1925-1996).

Now on View: Museum of Fine Arts Houston celebrating Joseph Glasco’s (1925-1996) centenary. Photo: Naveen Krishnan 1. ...
07/18/2025

Now on View: Museum of Fine Arts Houston celebrating Joseph Glasco’s (1925-1996) centenary.

Photo: Naveen Krishnan

1. Joseph Glasco, Three Bathers, c. 1970, Oil on board, 47 1/4 × 83 1/4 in. (120 × 211.5 cm)

Now on View: Museum of Fine Arts Houston celebrating Joseph Glasco’s (1925-1996) centenary. Photo: Naveen Krishnan 1. ...
07/18/2025

Now on View: Museum of Fine Arts Houston celebrating Joseph Glasco’s (1925-1996) centenary.

Photo: Naveen Krishnan

1. Joseph Glasco, No. 10, 1988, Acrylic on canvas, 66 × 92 1/2 in. (167.6 × 235 cm)

Now on View: Museum of Fine Arts Houston celebrating Joseph Glasco’s (1925-1996) centenary. Photo: Naveen Krishnan 1. ...
07/17/2025

Now on View: Museum of Fine Arts Houston celebrating Joseph Glasco’s (1925-1996) centenary.

Photo: Naveen Krishnan


1. Joseph Glasco, Untitled, No. 4, 1996, Acrylic and collaged canvas on canvas,108 × 84 × 2 in. (274.3 × 213.3 × 5.1 cm)

Thank you Museum of Fine Arts Houston for celebrating Joseph Glasco’s (1925-1996) centenary with an exhibition and talk....
07/16/2025

Thank you Museum of Fine Arts Houston for celebrating Joseph Glasco’s (1925-1996) centenary with an exhibition and talk.

A CELEBRATION

THE CENTENARARY OF JOSEPH GLASCO’S BIRTH BY THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON


Four outstanding works representing of abstract work of Joseph Glasco (1925-1996) have been installed in the Caroline Wiess Law Building of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth. The museum in Houston has the largest number of works by Glasco in a public institution in the U.S.

This installation was planned and the celebratory labels written by the by Isabel Brown Wilson Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the MFAH Alison de Lima Greene, with the assistance of Naveen Krishnan and Alice Chambers, curatorial assistants in the department.

Photos: Naveen Krishnan


1. Joseph Glasco, Untitled, No. 4, 1996, Acrylic and collaged canvas on canvas,108 × 84 × 2 in. (274.3 × 213.3 × 5.1 cm)

2. Joseph Glasco, Untitled, 1995, Acrylic on canvas, 81 3/16 × 61 3/16 in. (206.2 × 155.4 cm)

3. Joseph Glasco, No. 10, 1988, Acrylic on canvas, 66 × 92 1/2 in. (167.6 × 235 cm)

4. Joseph Glasco, Three Bathers, 1970, oil on board, 47 1/4 × 83 1/4 in. (120 × 211.5 cm)

Thank you Museum of Fine Arts Houston for celebrating Joseph Glasco’s (1925-1996) centenary with an exhibition and talk....
07/16/2025

Thank you Museum of Fine Arts Houston for celebrating Joseph Glasco’s (1925-1996) centenary with an exhibition and talk.

A CELEBRATION

THE CENTENARARY OF JOSEPH GLASCO’S BIRTH BY THE MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, HOUSTON


Four outstanding works representing of abstract work of Joseph Glasco (1925-1996) have been installed in the Caroline Wiess Law Building of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston to commemorate the 100th anniversary of his birth. The museum in Houston has the largest number of works by Glasco in a public institution in the U.S.

This installation was planned and the celebratory labels written by the by Isabel Brown Wilson Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the MFAH Alison de Lima Greene, with the assistance of Naveen Krishnan and Alice Chambers, curatorial assistants in the department.

Photos: Naveen Krishnan


1. Joseph Glasco, Untitled, No. 4, 1996, Acrylic and collaged canvas on canvas,108 × 84 × 2 in. (274.3 × 213.3 × 5.1 cm)

2. Joseph Glasco, Untitled, 1995, Acrylic on canvas, 81 3/16 × 61 3/16 in. (206.2 × 155.4 cm)

3. Joseph Glasco, No. 10, 1988, Acrylic on canvas, 66 × 92 1/2 in. (167.6 × 235 cm)

4. Joseph Glasco, Three Bathers, 1970, oil on board, 47 1/4 × 83 1/4 in. (120 × 211.5 cm)

Thank you Museum of Fine Arts Houston for celebrating Joseph Glasco’s (1925-1996) centenary with an exhibition and talk....
07/16/2025

Thank you Museum of Fine Arts Houston for celebrating Joseph Glasco’s (1925-1996) centenary with an exhibition and talk. Now on view in The Caroline Wiess Law Building
100 North Foyer.

1. Joseph Glasco, Untitled, No. 4, 1996, Acrylic and collaged canvas on canvas,108 × 84 × 2 in. (274.3 × 213.3 × 5.1 cm)

2. Joseph Glasco, Untitled, 1995, Acrylic on canvas, 81 3/16 × 61 3/16 in. (206.2 × 155.4 cm)

3. Joseph Glasco, No. 10, 1988, Acrylic on canvas, 66 × 92 1/2 in. (167.6 × 235 cm)

4. Joseph Glasco, Three Bathers, 1970, oil on board, 47 1/4 × 83 1/4 in. (120 × 211.5 cm)

View this amazing Joseph Glasco painting at Phillips New York beginning July 10. The painting will be sold July 16th to...
07/12/2025

View this amazing Joseph Glasco painting at Phillips New York beginning July 10. The painting will be sold July 16th to benefit the Joseph Glasco Charitable Foundation mission to provide university scholarships for Black students as directed by Joseph Glasco’s 1996 will.

Joseph Glasco (1925-1996), Acrylic and fabric collage on canvas
signed and titled “J. Glasco Jan. 10, 93” on the reverse
60 1/2 x 54 1/8 in. (153.7 x 137.5 cm)
Executed in 1993, in the United States.

Check out the auction:

https://www.phillips.com/detail/joseph-glasco/218282?fromSearch=joseph%20glasco&searchPage=1

It’s been over 32 years since Joseph Glasco’s “Big Green” was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art 1991 Bienn...
03/22/2025

It’s been over 32 years since Joseph Glasco’s “Big Green” was exhibited at the Whitney Museum of American Art 1991 Biennial. In August, we examined this and many other important late works.

Stay tuned as we prepare to commemorate in 2025. We’ll be sharing more events and exhibitions here and on our website to celebrate the artist and his legacy.

Joseph Glasco, Big Green, 1990, 141 x 98 inches (358 x 248.9cm) Acrylic and Collage on Canvas.

For more information about Joseph Glasco or the foundation visit:

www.josephglascofoundation.org

Joseph Glasco (American 1925-1996) Untitled, 1982, Initialed and dated 1979-80 verso, acrylic and canvas collage on canv...
03/22/2025

Joseph Glasco (American 1925-1996)

Untitled, 1982, Initialed and dated 1979-80 verso, acrylic and canvas collage on canvas, 37 x 36 in. (95 x 91.4cm)

Joseph Glasco (1925-1996), Untitled, 1980, Acrylic and Collage on Paper, 47 1/4 x 36 in (120 x 91.4cm)
03/22/2025

Joseph Glasco (1925-1996), Untitled, 1980, Acrylic and Collage on Paper, 47 1/4 x 36 in (120 x 91.4cm)

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