HOWARD BEN TRÉ - BIBLIOGRAPHY
1999
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1997
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Glass Today. Essay by Henry H. Hawley, The Cleveland Museum of Art,
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1996
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1995
Howard Ben Tré: Recent Sculpture. Essay by Richard Waller, The Marsh
Art Gallery, University of
Richmond, Richmond, VA,
with the Cleveland Center for Contemporary Art,
Cleveland, OH.
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1994
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1993
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Brown
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1992
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Cristalomancia, arte contemporaneo en vidrio / contemporary art in
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Howard Ben Tré: Basins. Essay by Dan Klein, Habatat Galleries, Farmington
Hills, MI.
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1991
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Howard Ben Tré: Vessels of Light. Essay by Judd Tully, Charles Cowles
Gallery, New York, NY.
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1990
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1989
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Gibson, Eric, "Powerful Glass Sculpture Populates the
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Howard Ben Tré. Essay by Linda L. Johnson, The Phillips Collection,
Washington, DC.
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1988
Columnar. Essay by Janice C. Oresman, The Hudson River Museum of
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Gimelson, Deborah, "Los Angeles Redux," Art and Auction
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Howard Ben Tré. Essay by Linda L. Johnson, Charles Cowles Gallery, New
York, NY.
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1987
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Manhart, Marcia and Tom, The Eloquent Object. Philbrook Museum of
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Miller, Alexis Magner, "Howard Ben Tré: Columns of Frozen
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1985
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1984
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1983
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Ben Tré, Howard, "Symposium International du Verre en
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Howard Ben Tré. Essay by Ronald J. Onorato, Habatat Galleries, Lathrup
Village, MI.
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Houston, TX.
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1982
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1981
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1980
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1979
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1978
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