Whitefriars’s work is defined by its 21st century sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Paperweight
Whitefriars Glasshouse English, founded late 17th century
America Windows
Marc Chagall Born Vitebsk (formerly Russian Empire, now Belarus), 1887; died Saint-Paul, France, 1985
Allegorical Figure of Columbia
Mintons Ltd. English, founded 1793
Fada Radio Design, Red Radio, Presentation Drawing
Henry Peter Glass American, born Austria, 1911–2003
Finger Bowl from the Count Minerbi Service
Designed by Harry Powell English, 1853-1922 Made by James Powell and Sons, Whitefriars Glassworks England, 1834-1962
Still Life: Apples and Green Glass
Charles Demuth American, 1883-1935
Triptych Window from the Coonley Playhouse, Riverside, Illinois
Frank Lloyd Wright American, 1867-1959
Abstraction (Guitar and Glass)
Juan Gris Spanish, 1887–1927
Untitled [Broken Glass]
Howard Dearstyne American, 1903–1979
Looking Glass
Artist unknown (American, 18th–19th century) New York
Darwin D. Martin House: "Tree of Life" Window
Frank Lloyd Wright American, 1867-1959 Fabricated by Linden Glass Company, Chicago, Illinois
The Hanging of Judas
Alsatian or Southern German
France or Czech Republic
Bottle
Roman; Syria or Palestine
Venetian Glass Workers
John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925)
Opera Glasses
John Copley English, 1875-1950
Decanter
Designed by Charles Robert Ashbee English, 1863-1942 Silver made by the Guild of Handicraft Ltd. England, 1888-1908 Glass made by James Powell and Sons, Whitefriars Glassworks England, 1834-1962
Saints and Worshippers in Adoration
French; Paris
American Way Chair
The Glass
Pablo Picasso Spanish, active France, 1881-1973