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William Gudenrath
American glass artist and scholar William Gudenrath (1950– ) initially trained as a musician, earning a BM in organ performance from North Texas State University in 1974 and an MM in harpsichord from The Juilliard School in 1978. However, Gudenrath was fascinated by glass since experiments with a childhood chemistry set and changed paths to become a glassblower, learning and teaching at New York Experimental Glass Workshop (later UrbanGlass) in the 1970s and 1980s. Gudenrath is widely regarded as an authority on historical glassmaking techniques from the ancient world through the eighteenth century and has published extensively in the field. In 1995, Gudenrath and his wife, Amy Schwartz, accepted an invitation from The Corning Museum of Glass to help establish and lead a glass studio at the museum. Gudenrath remains the Corning Studio’s resident advisor. He is also cochair (with Lino Tagliapietra) of the technical committee of Study Days on Venetian Glass at the Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti in Venice and is a fellow of the Corning Museum.
Works
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Reproduction late 17th-century Venetian Dragon-stem Glass Goblet, 2008. Blown glass. Made for Bard Graduate Center Ancient Ceramics and Glass field trip to The Corning Museum of Glass, 2008. Bard Graduate Center Study Collection. Gift of Elizabeth Simpson. Image courtesy of Bard Graduate Center.
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Reproduction Roman Glass Bowl, 2008. Blown glass. Made for Bard Graduate Center Ancient Ceramics and Glass field trip to The Corning Museum of Glass, 2008. Bard Graduate Center Study Collection. Gift of Elizabeth Simpson. Image courtesy of Bard Graduate Center.
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Reproduction Roman Glass Bowl, 2008. Blown glass. Made for Bard Graduate Center Ancient Ceramics and Glass field trip to The Corning Museum of Glass, 2008. Bard Graduate Center Study Collection. Gift of Elizabeth Simpson. Image courtesy of Bard Graduate Center.
Media
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Corning Museum of Glass Permanent Artist in Residence, William Gudenrath discusses the history of The Corning Museum of Glass and his role as the Head and Resident Advisor of the Studio.
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William Gudenrath discusses the studio glass movement as a defining moment in glass history in the 20th century.
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William Gudenrath talks about early studio glass makers’ creativity not being burdened by technical skill.
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William Gudenrath talks about Paul Hollister advising Truman Capote on paperweights.
1:42 TranscriptBibliography
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Spillman, Jane Shadel. “Paul Hollister 1918–2004.” With an appreciation by William Gudenrath. Journal of Glass Studies 46 (2004): 205–11.