René Lalique
Subtitle: enchanted by glass
By: Kelley Jo Elliott ; with contributions by Elizabeth Everton and Tina Oldknow
Contributors: Everton, Elizabeth; Oldknow, Tina; Corning Museum of Glass
Publisher: Corning Museum of Glass; Yale University Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Corning, NY; New Haven, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 383
ISBN-13: 9780300205114
Subjects: Glass artists; Glass art; Exhibitions; Corning Museum of Glass
Other titles: Enchanted by glass
Description: This publication traces Lalique's distinguished career, including his early experimentation with glass in jewelrymaking; his production of innovative perfume bottles, some of the first pieces he made entirely of glass; and the peak of his glassmaking career at the 1925 International Exposition of Modern Industrial and Decorative Arts in Paris. Hundreds of color photographs spotlight individual pieces of glass and original wax and plaster models selected from the extensive collection of The Corning Museum of Glass. The book also draws on the Museum's wealth of archival material on Lalique, including design drawings and photographs.
Notes: "This publication accompanies the exhibition René Lalique: enchanted by glass, held at The Corning Museum of Glass from May 17, 2014, to January 4, 2015"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 374-376) and index.
Table of contents: title: René Lalique: enchanted by glass / Kelley Jo Elliott; title: René Lalique: the Third Republic in glass / Elizabeth Everton; title: Drawings; title: Jewelry; title: Medals & medallions; title: Lighting; title: Automobile mascots; title: Statuettes; title: Perfume bottles & dressing table accessories; title: Desk accessories; title: Smoking accessories; title: Tableware; title: Mold-blown vases; title: Mold-pressed vases; title: Cire perdue vases; title: Architectural glass; title: Molds & models; title: Timeline; title: Collecting Lalique in Corning / Tina Oldknow.