Begin Here Studying American Stained Glass
Get beyond Tiffany, LaFarge, and Frank Lloyd Wright to study the medium as mastered by others. American glass really did not get going until after the Civil War and this book can only give you an overview of the lives and work of some of the best. The first half of the book talks about the 1870s through the 1950s and the second half discusses modern works. It introduces you to the work of Lamb Studios whose artists worked in Opalescent glass similiar to the work of LaFarge. Almost each page has a color plate, great photographs of many different styles of glass construction. Which European studios influenced American stained glass? This book talks about the work of Alfred Ernest Child and the Irish studio "An Tur Gloine " bringing the Gothic Revival and Arts and Crafts movements to America first through publications and then in commissioned windows brought here and installed. Discover the work of American Charles Connick, a master of painting on glass. At the end of each chapter are Endnotes which give you the names of other books that go into more detail about the movements in each decade.
This is a great starting point in studying stained glass; it really makes you want to know more!
