Overview
The publications program at the Gallery plays a vital role in the museum’s mission to encourage appreciation and understanding of art. The Gallery’s exhibition catalogues, annual Bulletin, and monographic titles serve a wide variety of audiences, from casual museum-goers to scholars.
Glass can be decorative or utilitarian and its forms often reflect technological innovations and social change. Drawing on an insightful selection from the Yale University...
Note from the Editor
The Gallery recently celebrated the release of American Glass: The Collections at Yale with a lecture by author John Stuart Gordon, the Benjamin Attmore Hewitt Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts. American Glass brings together objects from across the University to explore the vital role that glass has played in the nation’s art and culture. At the book’s core are the extraordinary holdings at the Gallery, which were assembled by Francis P. Garvan with the help of the pioneering scholar Rhea Mansfield Knittle. Gordon’s talk drew upon highlights from the book and newly discovered stories from the archives to reveal how these two dynamic personalities outfoxed their rivals and reimagined the role of glass in museums and educational institutions.
Want to learn more about the book? Join John Stuart Gordon for a book signing at the Study at Yale hotel on Tuesday, October 13, at 5:00 pm.
Tiffany Sprague
Director of Publications and Editorial Services
and Jennifer Lu
Editorial and Production Assistant
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