ation ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁with ▁text ▁by ▁the ▁late ▁art ▁historian ▁Albert ▁E . ▁El sen . ▁ ▁F rag ments ▁of ▁these ▁aut obi ographical ▁mont ages ▁are ▁later ▁integrated ▁into ▁expanded ▁coll ages ▁that ▁form ▁An atom y ▁of ▁a ▁Cloud , ▁published ▁by ▁Harry ▁N . ▁Abr ams ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Jenkins ▁began ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁a ▁limited ▁number ▁of ▁solid ▁and ▁unique ▁sculpt ures ▁in ▁glass ▁with ▁Eg id io ▁Cost ant ini ▁in ▁Mur ano . ▁Several ▁of ▁these ▁works ▁were ▁shown ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁exhibition ▁V iva ▁V etro ! ▁ ▁G lass ▁A live ! ▁ ▁Ven ice ▁and ▁America , ▁ 1 9 5 0 - 2 0 0 6 . ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁S cul pt ure , ▁already ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁artist ' s ▁life ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁comes ▁to ▁the ▁fore front ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁works . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 1 , ▁invited ▁by ▁Philip ▁P avia ▁to ▁particip ate ▁in ▁the ▁S cul pt ors ' ▁Sym pos ium ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Cooper - H ew itt ▁Museum ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁Jenkins ▁car ves ▁a ▁ 2 - ton ▁block ▁of ▁French ▁lim estone ▁currently ▁in ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁the ▁Hof stra ▁Museum ▁S cul pt ure ▁Garden ▁in ▁H emp st ead , ▁New ▁York .