About the Project
History of the Project
The Voices in Studio Glass History online exhibition and archive is the result of over five years of research and collaboration by a team at Bard Graduate Center and contributions from glass community members.
The project started as two separate endeavors: an anthology of Paul Hollister’s critical writings on studio glass, including an annotated bibliography, and the cataloging and digitization of nearly 300 35mm slides from his teaching collection. Over time, the intersections of the two projects and discussions between their respective team members made clear that there was an opportunity to reveal a more complex story of the history of postwar studio glass in the United States by bringing them together. Building upon analyses of Hollister’s writings, photography, and his own recordings, oral history interviews with members of the glass community became essential to fully realize the combined project. Many themes emerged and complemented each other, among them the importance of experimentation, shared knowledge, critical debate, exhibitions, the marketplace, and especially the interrelationships between makers and their places of learning and practice. Highlighting that synergy became a foundational organizing principle for Voices in Studio Glass History. Merging these projects in this online exhibition and archive coalesces the many figures from this history, bringing their work and voices together in one place to tell this story through a new multifaceted, multimedia approach.
This project was made possible by support from The Paul and Irene Hollister Endowment at Bard Graduate Center. The research was supported by a Craft Research Fund grant from The Center for Craft.
This project was curated and developed by Barb Elam, Associate Director of Visual Media Resources and Study Collection Librarian; Catherine Whalen, Associate Professor; and Jesse Merandy, Director of Digital Humanities/Exhibitions.
The Online Exhibition Site was designed and developed by CHIPS.
Special Thanks to
Bard Graduate Center and Director Susan Weber; The Rakow Research Library at The Corning Museum of Glass and The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning New York; Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center; Rhode Island School of Design; UrbanGlass; Blenko Glass Company; Penland School of Craft; and Pilchuck Glass School.
The Voices of Studio Glass
To the community of contributors that lent their expertise, memories, ephemera, photos and voices to this project: Hank Murta Adams, Bob Banford, Gary Beecham, Martin Blank, Donavon Boutz, Jane Bruce, Ken Carder, James Carpenter, Matt Carter, Sydney Cash,Karen Chambers, Dan Dailey, Paul DeSomma, Laura Donefer, Michael Glancy, Randall Grubb, William Gudenrath, Henry Halem, Ferdinand Hampson, James Harmon, Carey Hedlund, Douglas Heller, Geoff Isles, Fred Kahl, Alan Kaplan, Joey Kirkpatrick, Dwight Lanmon, Robert Levin, John Littleton, Flora C. Mace, Cybele Maylone, William Morris, Jay Musler, Tina Oldknow, Andrew Page, Mark Peiser, Flo Perkins, Kristin Qualls, Mary Shaffer, Yaffa Sikorsky-Todd, Susie Silbert, Preston Singletary, Dean Six, Gordon Smith, Paul Stankard, Therman Statom, Lino Tagliapietra, Debbie Tarsitano, Gay LeCleire Taylor, Victor Trabucco, Joe Upham, Kate Vogel, Catherine Whalen, Richard Wilfred Yelle, Tina Yelle, and Toots Zynsky
PAUL HOLLISTER RECORDINGS
Edward Larrabee Barnes, Bob Banford, Gary Beecham, William Carlson, James Carpenter, Geraldine Casper, Carol Cohen, Dale Chihuly, Dan Dailey, Stephen Dee Edwards, Maurice Heaton, Joey Kirkpatrick, Jon Kuhn, Dwight Lanmon, Věra Lišková, Klaus Moje, William Morris, Jay Musler, Joel Philip Myers, Paul and Elmerina Parkman, Tom Patti, Mark Peiser, Richard Ritter, Don Shepherd, Paul Stankard, Howard Ben Tré, Sylvia Vigiletti, and Steven Weinberg
Dedicated to the glass artists and those we’ve lost during the build of this project
Jaroslava Brychtová, Geraldine Casper, Carol Cohen, Michael Glancy, Howard Ben Tré, and Sylvia Vigiletti
Online Exhibition Development
Video Interviews
Interviews conducted by: Catherine Whalen, Barb Elam, Dan Collins, and Jesse Merandy
Video Production: Dan Collins, Jesse Merandy, and Mike Satalof
Video Editing: Dan Collins and Barb Elam, Lauren Drapala, and Caleb Weintraub-Weissman
Video Transcription editing: Barb Elam
Artists in Conversation
Interviews and Production: Barb Elam
Production Assistance: Laura Minsky and Jocelyn Lau
Audio Interviews
Audio interviews conducted by: Barb Elam, Catherine Whalen, and Mike Satalof
Production Assistance: Mike Satalof, former BGC Archivist and Digital Collections Librarian
Audio Editing: Barb Elam, Caleb Weintraub-Weissman and Jesse Merandy
Audio Transcription editing: Barb Elam
Additional Transcription assistance: Natalie De Quarto, Michelle Jackson-Bennett, and Colleen Terrell
Copy Editing
Sarah McFadden, Annika Fisher
Additional Copy Editing
Barb Elam, Catherine Whalen, Jesse Merandy, Colleen Terrell, and Julia Carabatsos
BGC Students and Alumni Contributors
Juliana Fagua Arias, Julie Bellemare, Julia Carabatsos, Natalie De Quarto, Lauren Drapala, Ana Matisse Donefer-Hickie, Noah Dubay, Ellen Enderle, Robert Gordon-Fogelson, Sybil Johnson, Isabella Lettere, Boxi Liu, Jeannette Miller, Daria Murphy, Palavi Patke, Madeline Porsella, Skylar Smith, Christianne Teague, Colleen Terrell, Rebecca Tuite, Alyssa Velasquez, Angelik Vizcarrondo-Laboy, Danielle Weindling, and Caleb Weintraub-Weissman
2018 Paul and Irene Hollister Research Fellows
Sybil Johnson and Skylar Smith
Bard Graduate Center Interns
Norbert Borski, Phoebe Cohen, and Alana De Voe
Bard Graduate Center Support
Peter N. Miller, Dean; Tim Ettenheim, Chief Operating Officer; Heather Topcik, Director of the Library; Benjamin Krevolin, Chief Advancement Officer; Amy Estes, Director of Marketing and Communications; Laura Minsky, Associate Director of Research Programs; Ruth Epstein, Manager or Institutional Giving and Development; Laura Grey, Art Director; Hellyn Teng, Web Manager; Anna Helgeson, Reader Services Librarian; Chantal Sulkow, Reference and Collections Librarian; Rita Niyazova, Director of Finance; Miao Chen, Accounting Manager; and Mohammed Alam, Budget Manager.
Project Credits and Contributions
Penland School of Craft
Research and text: Barb Elam, Colleen Terrell, and Catherine Whalen.
Image Permissions: Anne Hawthorne, The Jane Kessler Memorial Archives at the Penland School of Craft, Rago Auctions, and The Rakow Research Library at The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
“Two Days at Penland,” Geraldine Casper and Jack Casper. Videography attributed to Jack Casper. Collection of The Rakow Research Library, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York
Thanks to following for their contributions: Leila Hamdan, Carey Hedlund, and Mark Peiser
The Corning Museum of Glass
Research and text: Barb Elam, Colleen Terrell, and Catherine Whalen.
Image Permissions: The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York,
The Rakow Research Library at The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, and Victor Trabucco
Special thanks to the Rakow Research Library at The Corning Museum of Glass and the incredible generous and knowledgeable staff who helped with this project: Beth Hylen, Colleen Rademaker, Rebecca Hopman, and Emily Davis
Thanks to following for their contributions: Emily Davis, Rebecca Hopman, Beth Hylen, Colleen Rademaker, Suzanne Abrams Rebillard, and Susie Silbert
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center
Research and text: Barb Elam, Colleen Terrell, and Catherine Whalen
Image Permissions: The Art Institute of Chicago, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, The Rakow Research Library, and Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center
Thanks to following for their contributions: Kristin Qualls, Gay LeCleire Taylor, and Dianne Wood
Dan Dailey and Lino Tagliapietra Joint Masterwork CGCA Fellowship Workshop Video
Production and Editing: Madeline Porsella
Direction and Production: Barb Elam
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Research and text: Barb Elam, Colleen Terrell, and Catherine Whalen
Image Permissions: American Craft Council Library & Archives, Kate Elliott, The Glancy Family, RISD Archives, The Rhode Island School of Design, Mary Shaffer, and MJ Tyson
Thanks to following for their contributions: Kate Elliott and the Glancy Family.
UrbanGlass (New York Experimental Glass Workshop)
Research and text: Barb Elam, Colleen Terrell, and Catherine Whalen.
Additional Images: The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk Virginia, Edward Claycomb, James Harmon, Larry Jasse, Judith Schwartz, Mary Shaffer, Brynhildur Thorgeirsdóttir, Joe Upham, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, New York, and Richard Wilfred Yelle
Thanks to following for their contributions: Jane Bruce, Karen Chambers, James Harmon, Geoff Isles, Larry Jasse, Cybele Maylone, Andrew Page, Judith Schwartz, Joe Upham, Ann Wåhlström, RIchard Wilfred Yelle, and Tina Yelle
Dale Chihuly Macchia Series Demonstration Video
Production and Editing: Madeline Porsella
Direction and Production: Barb Elam
Dale Chihuly Venetian Series Demonstration Video
Production and Editing: Madeline Porsella
Direction and Production: Barb Elam
Blenko Glass Company
Research and text: Barb Elam, Colleen Terrell, and Catherine Whalen
Image Permissions: John Allen, Blenko Glass Company, and Richard Ritter
Blenko Video: Henry Halem
Thanks to following for their contributions: Hank Murta Adams, John Allen, Matt Carter, Joel Philip Myers, and Dean Six
Pilchuck Glass School
Research and text: Barb Elam, Colleen Terrell, and Catherine Whalen
Image Permissions: Hank Murta Adams, Henry Halem, James Carpenter Design Associates (JCDA), Joey Kirkpatrick, Flora C. Mace, Pilchuck Glass School, and Toots Zynsky
Kate Elliott, The Glancy Family, The Rakow Research Library at The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, Dick Busher, Flo Perkins, Preston Singletary Studios, and Laura Donefer
Thanks to following for their contributions: Kate Elliott, Henry Halem, Flora C. Mace and Joey Kirkpatrick, Polly Manning, Tina Oldknow, and Benjamin Wright
Hollister Annotated Bibliography
Research and Text: Catherine Whalen, Susie Silbert and Colleen Terrell
Thanks to the following for their contributions: Irene Hollister
Glass Community
Research and text: Colleen Terrell and Barb Elam
Additional assistance: Lauren Drapala, Natalie De Quarto, and Caleb Weintraub-Weissman
Thanks to following for their contributions: Nola Anderson, The Rakow Research Library at The Corning Museum of Glass, Bob Vigiletti
Paul Hollister: The Gift of Criticism
Research and text: Catherine Whalen
Additional assistance: Barb Elam and Julia Carabatsos
Rethinking Studio Glass History
Research and text: Catherine Whalen
Additional assistance: Barb Elam and Julia Carabatsos