The Juliette K. and Leonard S. Rakow Research Library The Corning Museum of Glass Finding Aid for the ARTIST FILES, ARTIST INTERVIEWS & ADDITIONAL INFORMATION COMPILED BY KAREN CHAMBERS (bulk 1975–2000) ACCESS: Open for research BIBLIOGRAPHIC #: 59848 COPYRIGHT: Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with one of the following: the Archivist, Librarian, or the Rights & Reproductions Manager. PROCESSED BY: Nive Chatterjee, May 2007 PROVENANCE: Karen Chambers donated this archive in 1999 SIZE: 14 linear feet (15 boxes) The Juliette K. and Leonard S. Rakow Research Library The Corning Museum of Glass 5 Museum Way Corning, New York 14830 Tel: (607) 974-8649 TABLE OF CONTENTS Karen Chambers 3 Scope and Content Note 4 Series Descriptions 5-6 Box and Folder List 7-24 Series I: Artist Files 7-18 Sub-Series A: Artist Files (slides) Sub-Series B: Artist Files (non-slides) Sub-Series C: Artist Interviews Series II: Articles, Notes, Report & Slides 18-21 Sub-Series A: Slides Sub-Series B: Glass in Different Countries Sub-Series C: Articles, Notes & Report Sub-Series D: Miscellaneous Series III: Audio Cassettes 21-24 Sub-Series A: Audio Cassettes Sub-Series B: Audio Microcassettes 2 KAREN CHAMBERS Karen Chambers received her B.F.A. from Wittenberg University, Springfield, OH, and her M.A. in art history from the University of Cincinnati. From 1983 to 1986, Karen Chambers was editor of New Work, now Glass: The UrbanGlass Quarterly, published by UrbanGlass. She has written over a hundred articles on glass for magazines including: Neues Glas, Art & Antiques, The World & I, and American Craft. Her articles have been published in American, Canadian, European, Japanese, and Australian journals. She is also the author of numerous catalogue essays, including one for the Contemporary Glass Exhibition 95 Taipei. Karen Chambers has also organized exhibitions on Studio Glass. Examples of this include: Transparent Motives: Glass on a Large Scale for the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati; Transparenscene: Glass Sculpture for the Palm Beach Community College Museum of Art, Lake Worth, FL; and Karen Chambers and Ferdinand Hampson, Glass from Ancient Craft to Contemporary Art: 1962–1992 and Beyond for the Morris Museum, Morristown, NJ. She curated Tell me a Story; Narrative Art in Clay and Glass. This exhibition toured Asia and Australia for the United States Information Agency. Her publications include: Trompe l’Oeil at Home: Faux Finishes and Fantasy Settings, published by Rizzoli in 1993; Print’s Best Letterheads & Business Cards 5, published by RC Publications in 1998; Clearly Inspired: Contemporary Glass and Its Origins by Karen Chambers and Tina Oldknow, published by Tampa Museum of Art, 1999. Karen Chambers has worked in various commercial galleries in New York and was curator at the Dayton Art Institute and the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH. Notes: Karen S. Chambers, Tina Oldknow, Tampa Museum of Art, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Clearly Inspired Contemporary Glass and its Origins (Tampa Museum of Art, 1990). Karen Chambers & Aichi-ken Tōji Shiryōkan, Cold Fusion (Seto, Japan: Prefectural Aichi Museum of Ceramics, 1998). 3 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The bulk of this collection is made up of artist files containing images, mostly slides, of works of various international artists. There are also many artist files without images, these include materials such as: correspondence, exhibition cards, articles, artist resumes, notes and interviews with artists by Karen Chambers, including handwritten transcripts. There are 26 folders of information on glass in different countries. These folders consist of articles and some notes. Box 13 holds articles on glass including those on the topic of glass in architecture. Other materials include a report: Alternative Uses of Glass Art in Architecture in the U.S.A, 1989: A report by David Reekie for the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. Box 13 also includes: Glass in Contemporary Architecture, Karen Chambers, 1996; two folders of information and photos on Lalique; information on Pâte de verre; Lampworking; and an article by Paul Hollister: The Glazing of the Crystal Palace, 1974. Additionally, there are over 100 audio cassettes, including audio microcassettes. Theses are mostly interviews and lectures of various international artists. 4 SERIES DESCRIPTION Series 1: Artist Files Sub-Series A: Artist Files (slides) There are artist files of images of works of art of various international artists. Theses files are mainly filled with slides but there are also a few transparencies and photos. Sub-Series B: Artist Files (non-slides) There are artist files of various international artists. These include notes, articles, correspondence, resumes and exhibition flyers. Only a few folders contain transparencies and photos. Sub-Series C: Artist interviews These folders hold interview transcripts of various international artists. Most of these are handwritten transcripts. Series II: Articles, Notes, Report & Slides Sub-Series A: Slides These folders hold slides that are not titled by artist. Examples of titles include: 20th Century Glass, Contemporary Glass, Glass in Architecture Proposal Slides, Glass Sculptures, International 20th Century Arts Fair, and Venetian & Venetian style. Sub-Series B: Glass in Different Countries These folders are titled by different countries and hold information on glass or images of glass from these countries. These folders have articles or slides and a few artist resumes. Sub-Series C: Articles, Notes & Report There are articles including articles on Glass in Architecture. There are various other articles between 1959–1987. Also includes a report: Alternative Uses of Glass Art in Architecture in the USA by David Reekie for the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust, 1989. Sub-Series D: Miscellaneous Includes Glass in Contemporary Architecture, Karen Chambers, 1996. There are also two folders of information and photos on Lalique, information on Pâte de verre and an article: A Brief History of Lampworking (in Spanish & English) by Robert Mickelsen, 1998. Also includes an article by Paul Hollister: The Glazing of the Crystal Palace, 1974. 5 Series III: Audio Cassettes Sub-Series A: Audio Cassettes There are 84 audio cassettes. Most of these are titled under artist name. The cassettes are mostly interviews with artists or lectures by artists. Sub-Series B: Audio Microcassettes There are 47 audio microcassettes. These are titled under artist names and are artist interviews. 6 BOX AND FOLDER LIST Series 1: Artist Files Sub-Series A: Artist Files (slides) Box 1 Box/folder 1.1 Frederick Carder, 1880–1920s (slides) 1 of 8 1.2 William Carlson, 1979–1991 (slides) 2 of 8 1.3 James Carpenter & others, 1992–1993 (slides) 3 of 8 1.4 Sydney Cash, 1970, 1984, 1990 (slides) 4 of 8 1.5 Lee Champagne, 1979–1983 (slides), 5 of 8 1.6 Bruce Chao, 1977–1978 (slides) 6 of 8 1.7 Daniel Clayman, Michael Cohn, Sheryl Cotleur, 1983–1996 (slides) 7 of 8 1.8 Carol Cohen, 1992–1994 (slides) 8 of 8 1.9 Ed Carpenter, 1975–1993 (slides) 1 of 2 1.10 Ed Carpenter, 1975–1993 (slides) 2 of 2 1.11 Dale Chihuly, 1975–1992 (slides) 1 of 4 1.12 Dale Chihuly, 1987–1997 (slides) 2 of 4 1.13 Dale Chihuly, 1988–1992 (slides) 3 of 4 1.14 Dale Chihuly, 1990–1997 (slides) 4 of 4 1.15 T. Davidson, 1985–1986 (slides) 1 of 4 1.16 Jill Davis, Bernie D’onofr & Neal Drobnis, 1985, 1991 (slides) 2 of 4 1.17 W.M Dexter & Fritz Dreisbach, 1970, 1984 (slides) 3 of 4 1.18 Bandhu Scott Dunham, 1986–1996 (slides) 4 of 4 1.19 Samuel Herman, (slide) n.d. 1.20 Ursula Huth, (slides) 1995–1996 1.21 Marian Karel, 1989, 1995, 1996 (slides) 1 of 3 1.22 R. Kehlmann, & Jon Kuhn, n.d. (slides) 2 of 3 1.23 S. Killen, 1985, 1986 (slides) 3 of 3 1.24 Gene Koss, 1985 Sep 19–1992 Jan 4, (1 of 2) 1.25 Gene Koss, n.d. (slides) (2 of 2) 1.26 Kosta Boda, 1997 (slide) Box 2 Box/Folder 2.1 Dominick Labino, René Lalique & others, 1905–1992 (slides) 1 of 7 2.2 Warren Langley & others, 1977–1991 (slides) 2 of 7 2.3 Christopher Lee, n.d. (slides) 3 of 7 2.4 Stanislav Libensky & Jaroslava Brychtova, 1954–1995 (slides) 4 of 7 2.5 Linda Lichtman, 1983–1985 (slides) 5 of 7 2.6 Marvin Lipofsky, 1966–1993 (slides) 6 of 7 2.7 Bert Van Loo, 1988–1990 (slides) 7 of 7 2.8 Linda Lichtman, 1987–1992 (slides) 1 of 2 7 2.9 Linda Lichtman, 1989–1992, 2 of 2 2.10 Linda Macneil, 1982–1998 (slides) 1 of 9 2.11 Maurice Marinot, 1922–1934 (slides) 2 of 9 2.12 Richard Marquis, 1980–1995 (slides) 3 of 9 2.13 Steven Maslach, 1997 (slides) 4 of 9 2.14 Concetta Mason, 1985–1995 (slides) 5 of 9 2.15 Mark McDonnell, 1980–1986 (slides) 6 of 9 2.16 Julie Mihalisin, 1992, 1994 (slides) 7 of 9 2.17 William Morris, 1982–1998 (slides) 8 of 9 2.18 Joel Myers & others, 1970–1991 (slides) 9 of 9 2.19 Rhenish, Church of Boppard & Scanga, n.d. (slides) 1 of 5 2.20 Renato Santarossa & Paul Stankard, (slides) 1991–1993, 2 of 5 2.21 J. Schaechter, n.d. (slides) 3 of 5 2.22 Karl Schantz, n.d. (slides) 4 of 5 2.23 Mary Shaffer, 1977–1988 (slides & transparency) 5 of 5 2.24 Liese Chapman, 1990 (slides) 1 of 7 2.25 Jean Sala & Rudi Stern, 1930–1981 (slides) 2 of 7 2.26 Barry Sautner & others, 1955–1991 (slides) 3 of 7 2.27 Talo Scanga & Paul Stankard, 1981–1996 (slides) 4 of 7 2.28 Jack Schmidt, 1996–1998 (slides) 5 of 7 2.29 Robert Stackhouse, 1979–1986 (slides) 6 of 7 2.30 Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend, 1988–1989 (slides) 7 of 7 2.31 Brad Svatek, Cappy Thompson, John Torreano & Karla Trinkley, 1984–1993 (slides) 1of 2 2.32 Michael Taylor, 1982–1991 (slides) 2 of 2 2.33 Cappy Thompson, & Karla Trinkley, 1993–1997 (slides) 1 of 5 2.34 Louis.