GlassNEWSLETTER OF THE NATIONAL Shards AMERICAN GLASS CLUB www.glassclub.org Founded 1933 A Non-Profit Organization Autumn 2016 Club and Chapter News 2017 NAGC Annual Seminar May 11–13, 2017 The 2017 NAGC Seminar will be Virginia, with displays that focus on seum, the downtown area, and held from Thursday, May 11 through glass manufactured in West Virginia the annual yard/estate sale held in Saturday, May 13. Based in the West and the Ohio Valley. The museum Charleston’s 20-block historic district. Virginia capitol of Charleston, it will also houses an exceptional collection Our Seminar home base, the highlight three of the state’s most no­ of American and European paintings, Charleston Marriott Town Center, is table glass treasures. sculptures, prints, drawings, American providing a very reasonable rate, free We will go beyond the limited ob- folk art, Chinese and Japanese decora- parking, and free shuttle to and from servation area during our visit to the tive items, and much more. the airport. It is conveniently located Blenko Glass Company, a fami­ The West Virginia Museum of to a variety of restaurants and stores. ly-owned business that has been in American Glass showcases our Amer- Mark your calendar now and plan to oper ation since 1893, with special ac­ i­­can glass heritage with displays of come explore West Virginia and learn cess to roam the factory floor. You more than 18,000 glass objects from all about its special glass history. will not want to miss this singular op- multiple glass houses in a huge variety portunity to see, close up, the creation of patterns, colors, and forms, includ- *** of beau ti ful, colorful Blenko glass as ing a recent acquisition of a noteworthy well as how pieces are then sorted and collection of Steuben glass that will Lowell Innes Pittsburgh pack aged for delivery around the be on view in time for our visit. Chapter Bus Trip world. Free time will allow for exploration On to the Huntington Museum of of Charleston’s beautiful Capitol Friday, November 11, 2016 Art, the largest art museum in West Building and interactive Capitol Mu­ Please join the members of the Lowell Innes Pittsburgh Chapter for a bus trip to the Museum of American Glass, Weston, WV. Highlights in clude a tour of 201 pieces of Steuben glass, hosted by curator Tom Felt. There will be an opportunity to browse the glass in the museum’s collection and visit the gift shop. After lunch there will be a glassblowing demonstration and time to shop in the area’s antique stores. Please contact Mary E. Lamica for further details at (412) 257-2237 or Blenko Fish. [email protected]. Glass Shards • Page 2 Carnival Glass Highlighted at Founders Chapter Annual Meeting During the Annual Meeting of the Founders Chapter, held on May 11, 2016, Gary Sullivan and Steve Lindquist presented “Carnival Glass: Amazing Colors and Iridescence,” which included an amazing display of Carnival Glass from six different makers, all manufactured from 1908 to the 1920s. The companies included Fenton, Northwood, Dugan/Diamond, Imperial, Millersburg, and Westmore- land. The glass was designed to be mass-produced and was inexpensive at the time it was made. When the com panies went out of business or stopped making the products, they Gary Sullivan (left) and Steve Lindquist (right) stand by were sold very cheaply and often be­ a display of Carnival Glass. came prizes at carnivals, hence the name. Carnival Glass is either pressed or In the 1950s, Fenton and Imperial but Mosser in Cambridge, Ohio, is blown in a mold and gets its irides- started to reissue some of the pieces. still making some pieces. It is highly cence from metallic salts that were These are all marked to indicate that collectible and there are 15–20 clubs sprayed on the hot glass before it was they are not vintage pieces. Both of across the country dedicated to this heated a second time. these glass companies are now closed, beautiful genre of glass. *** Westchester Glass Club Happenings The Westchester Glass Club trav­ dinary scope of the Neustadts’ collec- by Ian Simmonds), and Carnival eled to the Queens Museum in Corona, tion. Hosted and guided by NAGC Glass. A traditional holiday potluck NY, to be dazzled by the new exhibit, Board member and Director/Curator luncheon and party in December in­ “A Passion for Tiffany Lamps,” organ- of the Neustadt Collection of Tiffany cludes a variety of activities such as ized by The Neustadt Collection of Glass, Lindsy Parrott, Club members show-’n-tell of members’ favorite Tiffany Glass (neustadtcollection.org). were guided through this beautiful ex­ glass, a silent auction, and more. The The exhibition highlights the extraor- hibit and were given detailed infor- 41st Annual Westchester Glass Club mation about Tiffany’s glass lamps as Collectors Show & Sale will be held well as an in-depth background about on April 8–9, 2017, in Old Greenwich, Louis C. Tiffany and his companies. CT. After celebrating the very success- Examples of Tiffany’s most iconic ful 40th anniversary show with free lamps—Wisteria and Dragonfly—are admission, we will once again offer on view, along with some of the more free admission to buyers. The show unusual lamps produced in limited will also feature a very interesting talk number, such as the Pond Lily globe by Phil Culhane on the little-known and Peacock hanging shade. subject of Persian glass. Put April 8–9, Upcoming events for the Club in- 2017 on your calendar and visit the Lindsy Parrott discusses some of Tiffany’s clude a number of talks on the topics “Westchester Glass Club” Facebook lamps during the Westchester Glass Club’s visit to The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany of Pitkin glass, early lanterns, early group or visit www.westchesterglass Glass. pressed glass (a special presentation club.com for more information. Glass Shards • Page 3 President’s Letter Dear Friends, The Glass Gatherings of the West members to connect with each other. Virginia Museum of American Glass I personally would like to have more Fall has arrived here at the South is on the road again, and this year it is conversations with other Chapter Jersey shore. The hottest summer on in Cleveland, Ohio. Both venues are members and to get to know them, record is finally over and the temper- a chance for getting to know other too. The new Web site is slowly mov­ atures have cooled. The threat of collectors and learning more about ing forward. There is a plan for it to Hurricane Hermine thankfully never the subject we all love. have a membership section where this materialized. Quite frankly, I am happy I had a very good conversation with interaction with other members and to see the summer go. We all look for­ Jerry Greenblatt of the James Rose Chapters can happen. ward to Fall as a time when Chapters Chapter. We talked about his group, Loreen Ryan and Karen Petraglia resume meetings after the summer which over the years has lost mem­ continue to work hard on our 2017 break and we see our good friends bership due to members moving or Seminar in West Virginia. Remember again. passing away. Jerry would like to to save the dates of May 11 to 13, Fall is also a time for glass seminars find a way to have more contact with 2017. and gatherings. The Corning Museum members across the country who also Have a wonderful Fall! of Glass has its 55th Annual Seminar share his interests in the types of focused on the glass marine inverte­ glass he collects. One suggestion is to — Gay LeCleire Taylor brates of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka. have a place on the new Web site for President Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color and Light From December 3, 2016, through and light. The use of opalescent glass February 26, 2017, The Leigh Yawkey and innovative techniques, marking a Woodson Art Museum will present departure from the centuries-old “Tiffany Glass: Painting with Color stained glass tradition of painting on and Light.” Tiffany Studio’s leaded- the surface of glass, achieved impres­ glass lampshades and windows, de­ sionistic effects in Tiffany’s signature signed with colorfully luminous opal­ leaded­glass work. escent glass, are some of the most Glass, selected for its color, opacity, striking, iconic decorative objects. and texture, was assembled to create The exhibition, organized by The translucent flowers, gossamer dragon­ Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass, fly wings, landscapes, and domes of Queens, NY, highlights the con- geometric patterns. The vast and var­ tributions of Tiffany Studios chemist ied glass palette and intricate designs Salve Regina window for chapel at Stony Arthur J. Nash and leading designers Wold Sanatorium, Lake Kushaqua, New became hallmarks of Tiffany Studios. Agnes Northrop, Frederick Wilson, York. Tiffany Studios, New York, designed and Clara Driscoll. It also includes by Frederick Wilson, after 1910. The Leigh Yawkey Woodson an educational model illustrating how Art Museum leaded-glass shades are fabricated, As a painter, Louis C. Tiffany —son 700 North 12th Street along with examples of Tiffany lamp of Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of Wausau, WI 54403 forgeries to explore issues such as au­ luxury retailer Tiffany & Company— (715) 845-7010 thenticity and connoisseurship. was captivated by the interplay of color www.lywam.org Editor’s note: An illustration in the article “New Works by Andrew Miller,” in the printed version of the Summer issue of Glass Shards was incorrectly identified. It should read: Mute by Andrew Miller. Photograph by Donald Nisbet. Our apologies. Glass Shards • Page 4 Fostoria Glass Society Hopes to Purchase 2016 Original Molds Glass Gathering The Fostoria Glass Society of the original Fostoria molds and, at Join the Museum of American America is hoping to add 972 original that time, attempted to purchase some Glass in West Virginia for the 25th cast iron Fostoria molds to its of them.