Among the exquisite pieces of glass in Robert Lehman's collection are many that exhibit the consummate skill of Venetian glassmakers and explain why Venetian glass was so coveted in Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. The factories in northern Europe that produced glass a la façon de Venise are represented as well. Robert Lehman also acquired perhaps the richest American collection of eighteenth-century lampworked glass figurines, which are usually attributed to Nevers, France. Smaller groups of reverse-painted panels and ancient Roman and early Islamic glass round out the 136 objects catalogued in this volume.
 This is the sixth to be published in a projected series of fifteen volumes that will catalogue the Robert Lehman Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

The Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Arts & Photography

Lanmon, Dwight P.

Whitehouse, David B.

History & Criticism

Princeton University Press

In 1899 at the age of fifty-six, Josephine Jefferson Foard moved from the East Coast to Laguna Pueblo in New Mexico, where she built her own house and a kiln for firing pottery. Her intent was to show Pueblo potters how to strengthen their pottery by using better firing methods and by glazing it on the interior to make it waterproof. She also aimed to assist potters by marketing their products in the East, not just as decorative items but as functional additions to Anglo households. 
Through collecting and studying historic pueblo pottery and with access to Foard's correspondence with family and the Commissioners of Indian Affairs, the authors of this book provide a rare glimpse into the life of a remarkable woman who ventured to the Southwest as an artist, potter, and entrepreneur. Foard's letters, included in the appendices, describe at length her experience at Laguna Pueblo and offer insights into her life and work and also the lives of people of Laguna Pueblo and others in New Mexico.

Josephine Foard and the Glazed Pottery of Laguna Pueblo

Lanmon, Lorraine Welling

Coulet du Gard, Dominique

University of New Mexico Press

In 1976, the Corning Museum of Glass devoted it's entire issue of it's Journal of Glass Studies to the topic of John Frederick Amelung, an honor never awarded to any other glass-maker. This volume is an updated version of that Journal issue and it examines Amelung's glass-making venture from four distinct vantage points. The authors provide a history of the factory and it's lasting influence on American glass-making, an analytical survey of the documented products, a report on the archaeological investigation of one of the factory buildings, and a summary of chemical analyses of the fragments and documented glasses. Also included is a catalog containing photographs and detailed descriptions of Amelung's glasses and the inscriptions they bear.

John Frederick Amelung Early American Glassmaker

Schwind, Arlene

Hume, Ivor

Brill, Robert

Hanson, V.

History

Corning Museum of Glass

The small village of Santa Ana Pueblo in north-central New Mexico has for centuries made distinctive pottery for domestic and ritual use. In this book, the authors relate new ideas about the evolution of pottery styles made at Santa Ana and compare these styles with those found elsewhere in the Pueblo ceramic tradition. In particular, this richly visual study describes the chronological sequence of forms and designs based on evidence not heretofore available. The book analyzes the sequence from the earliest date, circa 1760, when positive evidence of Santa Ana origin can be identified, through the end of pottery making for local use about 1925 through various revivals to the present time. The pottery of Santa Ana Pueblo exemplifies the fine artistic achievement that has brought Pueblo ceramics worldwide acclaim.

The Pottery of Santa Ana Pueblo

Harlow, Francis H.

Francis H., Harlow

Museum of New Mexico Press

The potters of Zuni Pueblo, in western New Mexico, are recognized for their superbly functional and aesthetically unique polychrome ceramic vessels. The authors examine fine and rare examples of pots―many of which are from private collections―in terms of forms and designs from the ancient antecedents of Zuni pottery to the contemporary work being produced today. The definitive treatment of the extraordinarily popular Zuni Pueblo's long and complex ceramic tradition, this book sets the gold standard and will be an indispensable reference for researchers, collectors, Native arts enthusiasts, archaeologists, and visitors to the Southwest.

The Pottery of Zuni Pueblo

The pottery-making tradition of Acoma Pueblo is one of the most significant among the surviving pueblos of the American Southwest, and the craft continues to be important and profitable there today. Pottery made at Acoma has evolved considerably in form and decoration over the last seven centuries. This book is a comprehensive illustrated survey of Acoma pottery made between about 1300 and the present, illustrated with more than 1,400 images, many published for the first time. There are also more than 940 names and biographies of potters working between the mid-1800s and the present.

The Pottery of Acoma Pueblo

Francis H. Harlow (b. 1928) is highly regarded as a leading authority on Pueblo Indian pottery, a field of study he pursued on his own after moving to New Mexico to work at Los Alamos National Laboratories as a physicist. In this memoir, Harlow describes his life growing up in Washington state, service in the US Army during World War II, college years, and his fifty-year career as a physicist at Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. It was his move to the Southwest that provided the impetus for his lifelong “hobby”―the study of Pueblo history and pottery. His contributions to the field of fluid dynamics have been no less remarkable. Harlow’s scientific and scholarly pursuits were augmented by his artistic talent as a painter, a skill he applied to his work in pottery and science.

Adventures in Physics and Pueblo Pottery: Memoirs of a Los Alamos Scientist

Dwight P., Lanmon

A full and detailed discussion of the history of English glassmaking during its critical period of innovation (c.1650-1675) and its world triumph (c.1700-1775).

The Golden Age of English Glass: 1650-1775

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Antiques & Collectibles

Antique Collectors Club Dist

This beautifully illustrated book is the definitive treatment of Zia Pueblo's long and complex ceramic history. Featuring nearly 700 full color photographs, hundreds of design details, and profiles of important Zia potters, it establishes a new standard of excellence in the study of Southwestern Pueblo pottery. The authors - leading authorities in the study of Pueblo ceramics - provide a comprehensive analytical timeline for the key phases and critical innovations in Zia Pottery from the Spanish colonial era to the present. Collectors, ceramic specialists, and those who simply appreciate the stunning visual appeal of Zia Pottery will find this an indispensable work for their libraries.

The Pottery of Zia Pueblo

School for Advanced Research/Sar pr

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