Thank you Jen, that was totally fascinating!
Where is this stuff? Why isn't it more widely known about? Where can we see it? Can we see it? Why is it all stuck in a basement? Why have I never heard of this guy before?
Lots of questions..

There is a nice one on long term loan at LACMA.

Thanks PV, nothing on their website though. Not going to LA any time soon, but will bear that in mind. :)

Thank you so much for this very nice overview of Wilfred and his

marvelous Lumia art - you verbalized Lumia well!



A few clarifying comments:



1. Wilfred forbade filming his work because the quality was so poor at

the time - the results did his art an injustice. Today, because

of AJ's steadily improving recording results, I think Wilfred would approve -

although the sublime, exquisite beauty of his work can still be fully

experienced only in person.



2. This reality explains [at least partially] why Wilfred is so little

known - there are so few of his works extant - and most are in storage -

so there are simply very few opportunities to see his work. [AJ and I do

lend from our collections for public exhibitions when appropriate opportunities arise.]



Another reason: Wilfred produced so few recorded permanent works -

he worked at a slow pace. Thus there wasn't much "merchandise"

available to make it worth an art dealer's time & effort to promote him.



3. Wilfred crafted his works quite carefully and deliberately - he did not simply assemble "found" objects and random shards of colored glass.



4. This article is historic - it is the first time there has appeared

in print the Donna Stein/Eugene Epstein 1964 blind date matter, which

subsequently, through Donna's initiative, has turned out to be so

important to Wilfred's legacy!



Eugene Epstein