Figge Art Museum: An Interview with Beth Lipman

photo credit: Rich Maciejewski

Featured in The Golden Age for Whom?, Beth Lipman’s Scale and Gazing Ball draws on centuries of still-life traditions while exploring questions of material culture, history, and human experience. In this interview. Lipman, reflects on the symbolism embedded in objects, the influence of the Dutch Golden Age painting, and the role of glass in her artistic practice.