Pilchuck: A Glass School (Hardcover)

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Drawing on interviews with 126 participants associated with the Pilchuck Glass School (in Washington State) during its 25-year history, the author documents its development and growth from a makeshift workshop of tents and treehouses to a comprehensive center for artists working in glass. The narra

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• Hardcover: 293 pages
• Publisher: University of Washington Press (November 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0295975598
• ISBN-13: 978-0295975597
• Product Dimensions: 12.4 x 9.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #345,320 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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45 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dale Chihuly's Hippie Commune begets Studio Glass Movement, July 12, 1998

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Pilchuck Glass School is the place where every artist who works in glass comes to take or teach a summer class (2 1/2 weeks). It's the glass art world's seat of power where craft process is shared, artists go to refresh themselves (located on 40 acres of land amidst thousands of acres of tree farm overlooking the most spectacular vista including the waterway from Seattle to Alaska it's hard not to get in touch with your soul), and it's the place where artists return each summer just to be with each other. This is a very special place.

Dale Chihuly started Pilchuck one summer more than 25 years ago when he was teaching at RISD. He thought it would be fun to go west and blow glass...there was no Studio Glass Movement and, as you will read when you buy this fabulous book, there wasn't much of anything but the extrodinary spirit of a group of very special people.

Pilchuck has grown to be one of the world's most important arts institutions with a Board of Trustees that "gets it"...and we know because we've been Trustees for years.

Tina Oldknow has written an easy to read "page turner" that's a scholarly work (she conducted more than 150 interviews in two years of thorough research for this book) while it's picture filled format (gorgeous color photographs of art made from glass as well as historic photos of the artists and their art) makes it easy to understand for those who don't really like to read art books. This is a don't miss read for anyone interested in art or in the social history of the 70's, 80's and early 90's.

2 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully done!!, October 14, 1998

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Tina -Loved this book and will buy the latest.Mom says "hi" and please don't fail tostop in when in Pasadena. "Chuck"