This document is the official exhibition catalog for "Venini Glass," a retrospective exhibition held at the Smithsonian Institution's Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C., from August 21, 1981, to March 12, 1982.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES)
Publication Date: 1981

The catalog documents a major retrospective featuring 150 glass works, including vases, bottles, bowls, plates, figurines, stemware, and sculpture. It provides a comprehensive look at the history and artistry of the Venini glass manufactory, founded by Paolo Venini in Murano, Italy.
The book is supplemented by color and black-and-white photographs of the glass pieces, archive documents, and original drawings. It includes descriptions of glassblower's tools and panels that illustrate the specialized techniques made famous by the Venini workshop.
The "Catalogue of the exhibition" is located specifically on pages 19–40.
Features a preface by Thomas S. Buechner, a former director of the Brooklyn Museum and the Corning Museum of Glass.

The exhibition specifically showcased designers who collaborated with founder Paolo Venini, who was himself a notable designer of series like the Mosaico Tessuto. Key designers featured include: Vittorio Zecchin, Napoleone Martinuzzi, Carlo Scarpa, Fulvio Bianconi, Gio Ponti, Tomaso Buzzi:, Tobia Scarpa: s.
Tapio Wirkkala, Thomas Stearns.