Through the extraordinary collection of glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art, this book tells a multi-faceted story of scientific achievement, worldwide trade in objects and ideas, and, always, beautiful artistic expression.
Through the extraordinary collection of glass at the New Orleans Museum of Art, this book tells a multi-faceted story of scientific achievement, worldwide trade in objects and ideas, and, always, beautiful artistic expression.
Mel Buchanan is the RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts & Design at the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Inhaltsangabe
7 Director's Foreword Susan M. Taylor 11 Acknowledgments 15 Introduction Mel Buchanan 19 Building a Collection: Glass at NOMA Mel Buchanan and Laura Ochoa Rincon 29 Sand, Ash, Heat: A History of Glass Mel Buchanan 93 Interview with Artist Gene Koss Mel Buchanan 103 Glass's Vital Role in a Scientific Laboratory Alex Sanchez 109 Connections Mini and Mighty: West African Beadwork in New Orleans and Beyond Dow M. Edwards and Amanda M. Maples 119 Venetian Glass: 800 Years of Exchange Christopher Maxwell 126 A Pastoral Longing-One Century Apart Laura Ochoa Rincon 129 In Plain Sight: E. J. Bellocq and Photography on Glass Brian Piper 132 Looking for Nellie and Lulu in Glass Zella Palmer 141 Glass Symbols of Temperance and Prohibition Laura Ochoa Rincon 143 The Art and Science of Glass Conservation Ingrid Seyb 159 Authors 161 Photo Credits 163 Index
7 Director's Foreword Susan M. Taylor 11 Acknowledgments 15 Introduction Mel Buchanan 19 Building a Collection: Glass at NOMA Mel Buchanan and Laura Ochoa Rincon 29 Sand, Ash, Heat: A History of Glass Mel Buchanan 93 Interview with Artist Gene Koss Mel Buchanan 103 Glass's Vital Role in a Scientific Laboratory Alex Sanchez 109 Connections Mini and Mighty: West African Beadwork in New Orleans and Beyond Dow M. Edwards and Amanda M. Maples 119 Venetian Glass: 800 Years of Exchange Christopher Maxwell 126 A Pastoral Longing-One Century Apart Laura Ochoa Rincon 129 In Plain Sight: E. J. Bellocq and Photography on Glass Brian Piper 132 Looking for Nellie and Lulu in Glass Zella Palmer 141 Glass Symbols of Temperance and Prohibition Laura Ochoa Rincon 143 The Art and Science of Glass Conservation Ingrid Seyb 159 Authors 161 Photo Credits 163 Index
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