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Neiswander, Judy.

The Intelligent Layman's stained & art glass : a unique history of glass design and making / Intelligent Layman's stained and art glass Stained & art glass Stained and art glass Judith Neiswander & Caroline Swash. - London : Intelligent Layman, 2005. - ii, 565 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm

Includes indexes.

The Arts & Crafts Movement in England and America -- Art Nouveau in Europe -- Art Nouveau Glass in America -- Glass between the wars -- Form and function -- Post-Impressionists in glass -- Glass design in Scandinavia and Italy -- Scandinavian Architectural glass -- Innovation in Germany -- Coventry and beyond -- Pioneers of studio glass: the great leap forward -- The 'Rock Star' of glass [Dale Chihuly] -- Architectural and studio glass in the UK -- North American Architectural glass -- The Czech Connection -- New Ideas in Australia -- Japanese glass today -- The way ahead.

The artistic revolutions in glasswork over the last 150 years—from the Arts & Crafts Movement to Art Nouveau and Art Deco—are illuminated and analyzed in this compendium of art glass. Historically innovative methods of working in the glass medium are noted, as are the artists who created them. Among the artists given particularly detailed treatment are John La Farge, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Henri Matisse, and Marc Chagall. A gallery of contemporary glass artists working throughout the world is included, complementing this history of glasswork with a look toward its future.

ISBN: 094779865X 9780947798659

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA633939 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013431756 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Glass painting and staining--History.
Glass art--History.

LC Class. No.: NK5306 / .N45 2005

Dewey Class. No.: 748.509