Gay LeCleire Taylor
Gay LeCleire Taylor (1950– ) earned a BA in art education from Kutztown State College (now Kutztown University of Pennsylvania) before joining the Museum of American Glass at the Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center in Millville, New Jersey (then Wheaton Village), as the museum’s registrar and librarian. From 1975 until she retired in 2010, Taylor served as director and curator, mounting over 30 glass exhibitions and authoring or contributing to multiple books and catalogues about glass. Taylor also has held leadership roles in the Paperweight Collectors Association, the National American Glass Club, and the Glass Research Society of New Jersey.
Glass historian Gay LeCleire Taylor discusses the history of Wheaton Village’s Paperweight Weekend.
02:19Glass Historian Gay LeCleire Taylor discusses how a “Small Scale Sculpture” Weekend idea failed.
01:23 TranscriptGlass historian Gay LeCleire Taylor discusses the history behind the brick stack in Wheaton’s glass Studio.
01:03 TranscriptGay LeCleire Taylor discusses CGCA’s requirement for fellows to leave one piece to document their stay.
00:47 TranscriptGay LeCleire Taylor discusses Paul Jokelson and the beginnings of the Paperweight Weekend.
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