Steuben Glass Crystal (2,340 Photos / 1,166 Line Drawings) / Former Library Book

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2,340 photographs, including 61 plates in full color, and 1,166 line drawings illustrate Steuben crystal creations in this extremely comprehensive book.
STEUBEN GLASS – AN AMERICAN TRADITION IN CRYSTAL
by Mary Jean Madigan, Harry N. Abrams, 1982.
”In this lavishly illustrated book, the author traces the fascinating history and manufacture of Steuben Glass, concentrating on the previously undocumented years since 1933 when Arthur Houghton set out to create ‘the most perfect crystal the world has ever known.’
The book also provides a complete identification guide (fully illustrated with over 1,000 photographs and more than 1,100 line drawings) of all Steuben pieces made since 1933.  Here are the issue dates and prices, the designers’ names, and the dimensions of all the pieces that Steuben’s artisans and designers, engravers and glassmakers, have created – from one-of-a-kind museum pieces to more humble glasses, pitchers, candlesticks, bowls, and vases.  Integrated in the book are commentaries by Steuben’s Director of Design, Paul Schulze.  His remarks focus on eighteen selected objects, which represent benchmarks in the chronology of Steuben’s aesthetic.  As a fitting epilogue, Steuben’s former President, Thomas S. Buechner, who is also President of the Corning Museum of Glass and a former Director of the Brooklyn Museum, looks back on the achievements of his predecessors; he also offers cogent comments on Steuben’s and his own philosophy of manufacture and design, and points the direction of the future for this fine, old American company…”
One of the most sought after books on Steuben glass, this is a must-buy book for the serious collector, dealer or historian of American art glass.
Oversize 10.4” x 12”  hardback with dust cover in very good condition
(Former Library Book with minimum markings)
.  320 pages.
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