Glass artist Frederick Birkhill creates pieces of complex and dazzling beauty. Throughout his life, he has explored the intricacies of working with glass, and his pieces showcase his technical expertise, expansive knowledge of glass art and glassmaking traditions, and sheer command of the craft. Presented by The Artist Book Foundation, a nonprofit that celebrates the lives and work of contemporary and historic artists, this book honors Birkhill with lavish photos by Henry Leutwyler. It also gives readers a chance to examine the artist's work in scholarly essays, which explore the time Birkhill spent in pre-reunification East Germany studying scientific glass production as well as his tenure at the studio of stained-glass artist Patrick Reyntiens. An introduction by Samantha De Tillio, a curator at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, sets the stage for exploring the rest of this visually stunning book.