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About Art Glass

Art glass sprang from a revolution in glassmaking in the mid 1800s, when glass blowers began experimenting with different colors, patterns, and textures. The subsequent melding of artistry and technique resulted in a wide variety of beautiful handmade objects such as vases, lampshades, bowls, bottles, paperweights, figural works, and even marbles. Many art glass designs created by early innovators like Rene Lalique and Louis Comfort Tiffany are still in use today.

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Art Nouveau art glass, produced around the turn of the 20th century, was inspired by ancient glass that had been buried for so long it had become iridescent. Works from this era are characterized by bright and iridescent colors, and a focus on organics and nature. In the 1920s and 1930s, Art Nouveau gave way to Art Deco. Art Deco art glass is characterized by clear crystal, pastel colors and geometric designs.

After the Art Nouveau era in the early 1900s, there was a void in American-made art glass. But work continued in Europe, especially in France by artists such as Lalique, Daum, and Baccarat, in Scandinavia by artists such as Orrefors and Kosta Boda, and in Italy on the island of Murano. The 1950s and ’60s saw a reawakening in American-made art glass, led by artists such as Harvey Littleton - a tradition continued today by contemporary designers like Dale Chihuly.

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Interviews & Articles

An Interview With Loetz Art Glass Collector Eddy Scheepers

Loetz was a Bohemian company. It was a factory; and the region’s biggest and best glass manufacturer. There were other contemporar… [more]

An Interview with Artist Benjamin Moore on U.S. Studio Art Glass

Marvin Lipofsky introduced me to glass while I was getting a bachelor’s degree in ceramics at the California College of Arts in Oa… [more]

An Interview with Strathearn Art Glass Paperweight Collector Richard More

In 1998, while going through my parents' estate, my wife and I found some glassware made by Anchor Hocking between the 1940s and t… [more]

An Interview With Art Glass Collector Reyne Haines

I started becoming interested in art glass when I moved from Texas to New York, and wanted to decorate my apartment with New York-… [more]

Modern Glass Blowing Still Adheres to Ancient Traditions

Although the gaffer and his servitor seen in these pictures wear the clothes of today, they are actually following the same steps … [more]

Colorful American Blown Glass in the Victorian Manner

American glass of the last quarter of the 19th Century means to many nothing but pattern glass. Yet during this same period tremen… [more]

Candlesticks from Sandwich and Points West

The dolphin candlestick and its various half brothers, the fluted column, the loop-and-petal and the baluster, have been popular w… [more]

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Loetz.com

Loetz.com

This fabulous site is a guide to Bohemian art glass makers from 1885 to 1920. Loetz was the premier Bohemian glass … [read review or visit site]

Blenko Museum

Blenko Museum

This beautiful and easy-to-navigate website on Blenko art glass includes a detailed history on the company, informa… [read review or visit site]

Cloud Glass Reference Site

Cloud Glass Reference Site

Chris and Val Stewart’s impressive attempt to create a complete catalogue of all known cloud glass, a decorative … [read review or visit site]

Antiquesaltshakers.com

Antiquesaltshakers.com

This website, home of the Antique and Art Glass Salt Shaker Collector's Society, offers a beautiful photo gallery s… [read review or visit site]

Ysart Glass

Ysart Glass

Frank Andrew’s beautiful and definitive reference guide to art glass produced in Scotland by the Spanish Ysart fa… [read review or visit site]

The Charleton Line

The Charleton Line

Michael and Lori Palmer's site dedicated to the hand painted decorations of Abels, Wasserberg and Company, known as… [read review or visit site]



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Arts Alive!
North Coast Journal, September 2nd

GOOD RELATIONS 223 Second St. Joele Wiliams, art glass and acrylic painting; Ian Herriott, Celtic Zodiac, watercolor and colored pencils. 19...Read more

Rosewood Art Centre lists fall classes
Times Community Newspapers of Greater Dayton, September 2nd

Ms. Reichart works alongside her husband in their business, Dayton Art Glass Company. She has taught for over 16 years at area art centers and the Kettering...Read more

Morgan County Courthouse nears completion
Jacksonville Journal-Courier, September 2nd

Jacksonville Art Glass is creating a 50-inch-diameter stained glass panel depicting Lady Justice, which will be illuminated. The original window was broken...Read more

WORKS UNVEILS FALL CLASSES
The Newark Advocate, September 2nd

Hands-on science, art, glass and pottery classes fill the museum calendar for several months. In addition to traditional class programming, The Works has...Read more

More than 20 participating in September's Gallery Walk
Oshkosh Northwestern, September 2nd

St. John's Lutheran Church, 808 N. Main St., Art glass windows and Oshkosh Fine Arts Association members' works. Klassy Kids Konsignment Shoppe,...Read more

Diversions calendar for September
Evansville Courier & Press, September 1st

A third exhibit, "Art Glass from the Alan and Susan Shovers Collection," is on display in the McCutchan Exhibition Space in the Wright Administration...Read more

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Daily Mail - Charleston, August 31st

The entities include Severstal Wheeling Inc., Fenton Art Glass, and the Teamsters Local Numbers 175 and 505 Health and Welfare Fund...Read more

Artisan Market Profile: Bello Art Glass
Heritage Newspapers, August 27th

Tina Novoth of Bello Art Glass offers a wide range of pretty possibilities from business card holders to large hanging pieces at her booth at the Sunday...Read more

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