The Florian Archives contain stunning black-and-white photographs, prints, and negatives taken by photographer Robert Florian. These images capture the first moments of the American studio glass movement and its founding artists.
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- Harvey Littleton watching flameworking demonstration Studio Glass Workshop, Toledo Museum of Art Photographed by Robert C. Florian, June 1962 Gift of Robert C. Florian
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- Erwin Eisch Harvey Littleton Farm Photographed by Robert C. Florian, 1964 Gift of Robert C. Florian
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- Harvey Littleton University of Wisconsin, Madison Photographed by Robert C. Florian, 1964 Gift of Robert C. Florian
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- Clayton Bailey Studio Glass Workshop, Toledo Museum of Art Photographed by Robert C. Florian, June 1962 Gift of Robert C. Florian
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- Dominick Labino Working in His Studio Photographed by Robert C. Florian, 1960’s Gift of Robert C. Florian
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- Studio Glass Workshop participants, Toledo Museum of Art Photographed by Robert C. Florian, June 1962 Gift of Robert C. Florian
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- Harvey Littleton Studio Glass Workshop, Toledo Museum of Art Photographed by Robert C. Florian, June 1962 Gift of Robert C. Florian
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- Erwin Eisch working at Harvey Littleton’s Farm Photographed by Robert C. Florian, 1964 Gift of Robert C. Florian
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- Harvey Littleton Farm Photographed by Robert C. Florian, 1964 Gift of Robert C. Florian
The founding fathers of the American studio glass movement are Harvey Littleton and Dominick Labino and Florian photographed them both teaching students and creating their own work at this birth of this movement. The collection includes more than 600 images of the 1962 Toledo workshop (Florian was a participant), the 1964 University of Madison-Wisconsin workshop, artist Bob Fritz at San Jose State University and artist Erwin Eisch. The archive was received as a gift from the photographer to the Rakow Research Library in 1988.
The entire collection of images has been digitized and is available to the public. Please contact the Library if you are interested in using the collection.
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