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Modernism Magazine Blenko Article

Blenko Glass: For Museums and the Masses
Modernism Magazine
Fall 2007, Volume 10, No. 3

NAGC Blenko Blenko, Heir Apparent to the American Art Glass Legacy
The National American Glass Club Bulletin
Spring 2007, Issue 207
Journal of Antiques Blenko Blenko, Uniquely American Modernist Glass
The Journal of Antiques & Collectibles
Vol. V No. 2, April 2004
ANtiques Roadshow Blenko Bright and Beautiful Blenko Glass
Antiques Roadshow Insider
Vol. 4 No. 5, May 2004
WVMAG Blenko

Blenko: The Time is Now
All About Glass
Vol. I No.4, January 2004

ID Magazine Blenko Rainbow Maker
I.D. Magazine
Jan/Feb 2004
Glass Quarterly Blenko
American Beauty
Glass: The Urban Glass Art Quarterly
No. 92, Fall 2003
Antiques News Blenko Blenko Museum of Seattle Celebrates
Antiques & Auction News
May 2003
 
 
Recommended Blenko Books:


Blenko Glass, 1930-1953, (out of print) by Eason Eige and Rick Wilson, Antique Publications, 1987 ISBN No. 0-915410-34-6
An essential account of Blenko's origin and early years. (note: several misattributions in the color images) Includes a selection of pre-1954 Blenko catalogue pages and advertisements. Often available on AbeBooks.com

 
 

20th Century Factory Glass, by Lesley Jackson, Rizzoli , New York , 2000, ISBN 0-8478-2253-2
An excellent book for contextualizing Blenko within 20 th century glass production. The "story of modern glass producers worldwide. The book discusses over 100 factories in detail, from Barovier & Toso in Italy to Blenko in the USA …It provides a much needed overview of the century's main developments in form, style and technique..."

 
 

West Virginia Glass Between the World Wars, by Dean Six, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd 2002, ISBN 0-7643-1546-3
An overview of the work of 23 West Virginia glass companies, 2 pages on Blenko. Useful for contextualizing Blenko's early years within WV glass production.

 


 

Other Books on Blenko:

 


About Schiffer's Blenko books:
All of Schiffer's books on Blenko contain serious, basic factual errors. Schiffer has published four inexpensive, low-end books on Blenko glass; three of the four are exclusively re-prints of Blenko's production catalogs from 1959 to 2001 and are listed in our Catalogs page as they are a cheaper source of reprints than even color photocopies. Only the book below contains any literature or information beyond reprints, however, even the revised and "corrected" version contains basic factual errors (among other shortcomings) that we consider unacceptable and as a result we do not recommend or endorse this book. This website provides all the essential information that can be found in the book, and more.

Blenko, Cool 50's & 60's Glass, Leslie Pina, Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., 2000, (revised & reissued 2006)

 

Miller's Collectibles Price Guide 2007, Katherine Higgins, General Editor, Octopus Publishing Group Ltd 2006
Three pages on Blenko, one page text overview two pages images of glass 1930-1972. Blenko content provided by Damon Crain
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Vintage Catalog Reprints

Please see our Catalogs page for a complete list of available reprints of vintage Blenko catalogs. All Historic Period (1947-74) catalogs and later are available.
 
Cleaning


Visit our Cleaning page for a complete, practical step-by-step guide on cleaning Blenko glass, with sections on:

Understanding Dirt, Deposits & Sick Glass
Prevention
Cleaning Guide
Myths & What Not to Do
Tumbling & Restoring

 
 
Links
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Corning Museum of Glass
Glass Art Society
glasshouse: vintage modern glass
Glass Quarterly Magazine
Modernism Magazine
National American Glass Club
Vintage Catalogs
West Virginia Museum of American Glass
Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center's Museum of American Glass
WorldArtGlass.com
 
 
   
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