Jonathan Oakleaf photograph albums relating to Josh Simpson's Megaplanet
name: label: Creator
content: Oakleaf, Jonathan
label: Names
content: Simpson, Josh, 1949-
topic: label: Topic
content: Glass artists -- Massachusetts -- Shelburne.
label: Topic
content: Art -- Collectors and collecting
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated in 2019 and in 2021 by Jonathan Oakleaf.
creator: label: Creator
content: Oakleaf, Jonathan
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Jonathan Oakleaf is an art collector in Collinsville, Connecticut who collects the work of glass artist Josh Simpson (1949- ). Simpson is known for his large solid, blown-glass spheres called "Megaplanets." The work for the Corning Museum of Glass was the 1,000th paperweight added to the Museum's collection.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.9 Linear Feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 2005-2006
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives of American Art
identifier: label: Identifier
content: AAA.oakljona
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The Jonathan Oakleaf photograph albums relating to Josh Simpson's Megaplanet was compiled by glass collector Jonathan Oakleaf and dates from 2005-2006. Photographs in three albums document glass artist Josh Simpson's work in his Shelburne, Massachusetts studio to create Megaplanet, a 100-pound paperweight, commissioned by the Corning Museum of Glass. The work was completed in 2006.