Steuben and Frederick Carder Compiled by Alan Shovers
Selected Bibliography
Basic References Currently Available
Dimitroff, Thomas P. Frederick Carder and Steuben Glass: American Classics.
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1998. (CMGL: NK5198.C3.D58)
Gardner, Paul V. The Glass of Frederick Carder. New York: Atglen, PA. Schiffer Publishing
Ketchum, Marshall. Frederick Carder's Steuben Glass, Guide to Shapes, Numbers, colors,
Finished, and Values. Atglen, PA. Schiffer Publishing.
Luther, Louise. Miller's Art Glass, How to Compare & Value. Pp. 76-82. London, E. Octopus
Publishing Group, Ltd.
Basic References Available
Ericson, Eric E. A Guide to Colored Steuben Glass 1903-1933, Bks. 1 & 2.
Loveland, CO: Lithographic Press, 1963, 1965. (CMGL: NK5198.C3.E68)
Gardner, Paul V. Frederick Carder: Portrait of a Glassmaker. [Exhibition]: The
Corning Museum of Glass, April 20-Oct. 20, 1985. Corning, NY: The Corning
Museum of Glass, 1985. (CMGL: NK5198.C3.G22f)
Grover, Ray and Lee. Art Glass Nouveau. Rutland, Vermont: Charles E. Tuttle Company,
1967.(CMGL: NK5109.G88)
Hotchkiss, John F. Carder's Steuben Glass, Index and Price Guide. [2nd ed.]
Pittsfield, NY, 1972. (CMGL: NK5198.C3.H83 1972)
Revi, Albert C. American Art Nouveau Glass. Camden, NJ: Thomas Nelson and Sons,
1973.(CMGL: NK5112.58.R45)
Rockwell, Robert F. Frederick Carder and His Steuben Glass, 1903-1933: From the Rockwell
Gallery, Corning, N.Y. Text by Jack Lanahan. West Nyack, NY: Dexter Press, 1966.
33 pp., ill. (CMGL: NK5198.C3.R68 1968)
Other
Alfred University. Glass Art Reflects the Future: Art and technical glass from the collection of
The Paul Vickers Gardner Glass Center. Alfred, NY. Paul Vickers Gardner Glass
Center, New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University.
Arwas, Victor. Glass: Art Nouveau to Art Deco. New York: Rizzoli, 1977. "Steuben Glass
Works," pp. 198-206, ill.; "Stevens & Williams," pp. 207-210.
(CMGL: NK5110.A79)
Barret, Richard Carter. Identification of American Art Glass. Plates 9 & 10. New York, NY.
Crown Publishers, Inc. (The Bennington Museum)
Buechner, Thomas. Frederick Carder: His Life and Work. New York: Corning Museum of
Glass, 1985. (CMGL: NK5198.C3.C81 1985)
___________. "The Glass of Frederick Carder." Connoisseur Year Book, London, 1961,
pp. 39-43. (CMGL: NK1125.C74 1961)
Corrigan, Sara Anne, "Looking Glass." Evansville Living, Vol. 3, Issue 4, July/August 2002,
pp. 84-89.
Crofford, Maurice. "Identifying Carder's Steuben, pp. 31-38. Glass Collector's Digest. Vol.
XII, No. 6, April/May 1999.
Dimitroff, Thomas P., Play of Light, The Glass Lamps of Frederick Carder, The Rockwell
Museum, Corning, NY (1991).
Farrar, Estelle Sinclaire and Spillman, Jane Shadel. The Complete Cut & Engraved Glass
of Corning. New York: Syracuse University Press, 1997.
"Steuben Glass Works," pp. 195-202, ill. (CMGL: NK5112.54.F24 1997)
(Currently Published)
Gardner, Paul Vickers. Glass The Smithsonian Illustrated Library of Antiques. Cooper-Hewitt
Museum.
Goldstein, Doris. "A Legacy of Beauty." Wine Spectator, v. 20, no. 10, September 30,
1995, pp. 80-84. [Frederick Carder glass and the early Steuben years]
Haden, H.J. "Frederick Carder Designer, Technologist and Centenarian."
Glass Technology, 5, No. 3, June 1964, pp. 105-109.
Holister, Paul, Brilliance in Glass, The Lost Wax Glass Sculpture of Frederick Carder, The
Rockwell Museum, Corning, NY (1993).
Houston, James A. Fire Into Ice: Adventures in Glass Making. Toronto: Tundra
Books, 1998.
Kardon, Janet. The Ideal Home The History of Twentieth - Century American Craft 1900
1920.Pp. 94-95, 238, 267, 2, 169, 168. New York, NY. Harry N. Abrams, Inc.,
publishers in Association with the American Craft Museum.
Lanmon, Dwight P. "Frederick Carder: Portrait of a Glassmaker." The Corning Museum
of Glass Newsletter, Summer 1985, pp. 1-3
Loos, Ted.. "The Many Shades of Jade." Traditional Home, Vol. XI, Issue IV, September
2000, pp. 192-199.
Madigan, Mary Jean. Steuben Glass: An American Tradition in Crystal. New York:
Harry N. Abrams, 1982. 320 pp., ill. (CMGL: NK5112.9.S7.M18)
Merrill, Nancy O. A Concise History of Glass Represented in The Chrysler Museum Glass
Collection. Pp. 162-165. Norfolk, VA. (ISBN 0-940744-58-9) Currently available at
the Chrysler Museum.
Mueller, Robert. "Carder Steuben Glass", p. 39-47. Glass Collector's Digest. Volume XIV,
No. 6, April/May 2001.
Perrot, Paul N. A Short History of Glass Engraving. New York: Steuben Glass,
1974. (CMGL: TP863.P46)
____________. Steuben: Seventy Years of American Glass Making. [Catalog of an
exhibition.] New York: Praeger, [1974]. 172 pp., ill. (CMGL: NK5112.9.S7.P46)
Philpot, Cecily and Gerry. Conversations with Carder of Steuben: His American Glass.
Glenbrook, CT: The Fieldstone Porch, 1963. (Long playing record album and
illustrated pamphlet) Pamphlet, Creations by Carder of Steuben His American Art
Glass.
Plaut, James S. Steuben Glass: A Monograph. New York: Dover Publications,
1971.(CMGL: NK5112.7.P72 1972)
Roberts, Darrah L. Collecting Art Nouveau Shades. Des Moines, Iowa. Wallace-Homestead
Book Company.
The Rockwell Museum. Brilliance in Glass: The Lost Wax Glass Sculptures of
Frederick Carder. Essay: Paul Hollister. Corning, NY: The Museum, 1993.
25 pp. (CMGL: NK5198.C3.R684b)
__________. Play of Light: The Glass Lamps of Frederick Carder. Corning: The Rockwell
Museum, 1991. (CMGL: NK5198.R684)
Romano, Will. "Better living through glass, Indiana collector enjoys craftsmanship of Carder
Steuben Glass". Antique Trader. Pp. 59-60. December 25, 2002, Vol. 46, No. 52. Iola,
WI, Krause Publications.
Silverman, Alexander. "Frederick Carder, Artist and Glass Technologist." Bulletin of
The American Ceramic Society, 18, No. 9, September, 1939, pp. 343-349.
Steuben Glass, Inc. 50 Years on 5th: A Retrospective Exhibition of Steuben Glass.
New York: Steuben Glass, 1984. (CMGL: NK5112.7.S7.S84)
Spillman, Jane Shadel & Frantz, Susann K. Masterpieces of American Glass, The Corning
Museum of Glass, The Toledo Museum of Art, Lillian nassau Ltd. New York, NY.
Crown Publishers, Inc. Pp. 56-79. (NK5112.S67 1990)
Taylor, Gay LeCleire. Vanity Vessels: The Story of the American Perfume Bottle, Millville,
New Jersey, Museum of American Glass at Wheaton Village, cover & pp. 9 & 10.
(Currently available at the Museum.)
Various. Collector's Choice Review Masterpieces of Glassmaking Frederick Carder and the
Steuben Glass Works. Corning, NY: The Rockwell Museum.
(Currently available from the Carder Steuben Glass Club.)
Weitman, Stan & Arlene. Crackle Glass Identification & Value Guide Book II. Pp. 16-18.
Paducah, KY. Collector Books. (Currently Published)
Whitlow, Harry H. Art, Colored & Cameo Glass. Pp. 37-41. Riverview, MI.
Zimmerman, Philip D. Turn of the Century Glass, The Murray Collection of Glass. Hanover,
New Hampshire. The University Press of New England. Fig. 55-62.
(ISBN0-87451 280 -8)
All materials may be used only at the Rakow Library.
I. Sound recordings
Carder, Frederick. Conversations with Carder on Steuben (The Fieldstone Porch presents Conversations with Carder on Steuben his American art glass.) Glenbrook, Conn. : The Fieldstone Porch, 1963. ed.
2 computer disks. .
Notes: Carder is interviewed by Gerry Philpot and Bob Rockwell on his glassmaking.
Carder, Frederick. A Conversation with Frederick Carder. Corning, N.Y. : The Corning Museum of Glass, 1959. 2 sound cassettes (105 min.) : analog, 3 x 5 in.
These are filed as tape cassettes TC12a (2 copies) and 12b, with tape 12b perhaps a continuation of 12a. Frederick Carder interviewed by Thomas Buechner and others
TO BE DUPLICATED ON CD-ROM
Carder, Frederick. The lost Carder interview Ericson, Philpot. [Utica, MI : J. Barlow], c2001. 1 sound disc : analog. ; 4 3/4 in.
Contents:
Track 1. Carders view on modern art; Silver deposit glass;
Copper deposit glass (9:29)
Track 2. Cameo wax model prototype (1:28)
Track 3. Steuben signatures; Experimentation & marketing; Colors, rouge flambe,
acid etched, differentiation between cintra & cuthra (18:28)
Track 4. Moss agate; Acid etched (1:51)
Track 5. Ivrene vs. calcite; Lined calcite; Decorated calcite (5:12)
Track 6. How "Peachblow" is made; Jade & rosaline; Carder's credo (7:42)
Track 7. Stevens & Williams; Cased crystal services; Prunts & color & form (9:51)
Track 8. Cluthra (2:05)
Track 9. Perfume bottles; Applied fruits (1:30)
Track 10. Carder on Webb; Carder on Stevens & Williams (10:23)
Track 11. Yesterday & today (7:57)
Track 12. Miscellaneous "clips" (2:26).
Notes: Originally recorded on reel-to-reel tape January 4-5, 1963 at the home of Frederick Carder in Corning, NY. "Entirely made from reel to reel tapes that have been in
Mr. Ericson's possession since their taping until he gave them to Mr. Robert Rockwell Jr."--P. [2] of container insert.
Location: CD-ROM AV 1, Drawer 2
Carder, Frederick. Recollections and experiences of sixty years in the USA.
Corning, N.Y., 1963. 1 sound cassette (37 min.) : analog, 3 x 5 in.
Recorded at Rotary Club of Corning, Summer 1963.
Filed as tape cassette 13; there are 2 copies.
TO BE DUPLICATED ON CD-ROM
Corning Museum of Glass Fellows Lectures 1985 April: [Recollections of Frederick Carder] . Corning, NY : The Corning Museum of Glass, 1985. 2 sound cassettes : analog, 3 x 5 in.
Tape 1, side A: Paul Gardner; side B: Paul Perrot; Tape 2: side A: Bob Rockwell.
Notes: Presentation to the Museum's Fellows prior to the opening of the 1985 exhibition on Carder.
Location: AV Multimedia Cabinet, Drawer 6
Corning Museum of Glass 1985 Seminar, tape 11B: Frederick Carder, the myth, the magic and the man, by Dwight Lanmon. Corning, NY: The Corning Museum of Glass, 1985. [60?] min.
Frederick Carder Reminiscences.
Corning, N.Y. : The Corning Museum of Glass, 1974. 1 sound cassette (68 min.) : analog, 3 x 5 in.
Lecture at the 15th Seminar of The Corning Museum of Glass, 1974.
Notes: Kept as Tape cassette 11. There are 3 copies.
TO BE DUPLICATED ON CD-ROM
[Frederick Carder recollections by Robert Leavy, Paul Gardner, Otto Hilbert, Robert Rockwell, Ken Wilson, Bob Brill, Paul Perrot]. Corning, NY : The Corning Museum of Glass, 1965. 1 reel-to-reel tape ( min.)
Taped in Robert Leavy's office in The Corning Glass Center, Oct. 9, 1965.
TO BE DUPLICATED ON CD-ROM
Leavy: hired by Carder and worked until about 1970, possibly responsible for production scheduling; Paul Gardner: Otto Hilbert: accountant for Steuben, 1920s--?? and Carder Steuben collector; Robert Rockwell: Carder Steuben collector; Ken Wilson, Bob Brill and Paul Perrot were curator, scientist and director of The Corning Museum of Glass at that time.
Gardner, Paul V. Fred Carder -- My Boss. Corning, N.Y. : The Corning Museum of Glass, 1982. 1 sound cassette (46 min.) : analog, 3 x 5 in.
Lecture at the 22nd Seminar of The Corning Museum of Glass, 1982.
Filed with tape cassettes for the 1982 seminar.
TO BE DUPLICATED ON CD-ROM
Hotchkiss, John. [Interviews of Frederick Carder, et al] [S.l. : John Hotchkiss, 1961-1966. 13 sound cassettes : analog, 3 x 5 in.
Recorded between March 23, 1961 and Jan. 23, 1966, primarily in Corning, NY.
Interviews of Carder and others related to Steuben glass, as well as interviews of Floyd Manwarren, Wilmot Putnam, Arthur Fermer, Otto Hilbert, Robert Rockwell, [Orlando?]
Dunn, Fred Oliver, Robert Leavy, etc. Includesinformation on Hawkes glass and Corning area glassmakers by author and Steuben collector John Hotchkiss.
Contents:
Tape 1: Inteview of Carder, 9/23/61 and 3/23/61 [latter date on cassette; may be ncorrect. Tape 2: Interview with F. Carder, March 24, 1962
Tape 3: Notes of Hotchkiss' talks in Corning with Penrose Hawkes and about imported and pressed blanks (Nov. 10, 1962)
Tape 4 side A: Trip to Corning, purchases at Blakes', notes on Manwarren and the Glass Center; side B: interview of Carder, cut glass policeman's billy, Hawkes' closing; Manwarren working alone; Hunt Glass (December 27, 1962)
Tape 5, side A: Second trip to Corning and completion of Carder interview; side B: Start of notes on Rockwell collection (December 28, 1862)
Tape 6: Continuation of tape 5; also: interview with Wilmot Putnam, copper wheel engraver, at the age of 81 (March 9, 1963)
Tape 7, side A: Notes pertaining to Hawkes' closing; side B: Carder's first interest in glass; Carder's friendship with John Northwood (April -May 31, 1963)
Tape 8, Side A: Continuation of tape 7, with notes on cameo carving; Immortality of Art; Pegasus Vase; Side B: Rockwell collection (May 31, 1963)
Tape 9: Corning trip; side B: Talk with Carder, Manwarren, Rockwell on Steuben (August 31, 1963)
Tape 10, side A: Alfred A. Perry, Steuben employee 1907(?)-1918; Side B: Interviews of Arthur Fermer, Columbus Casket; Hawkes (March 19, 27, 28, 1964)
Tape 11: Hotchkiss' trip to Ireland
Tape 12: Interview and notes on photos of Otto Hilbert's collection; side B: Carder's pricing; making 5 vases to get 2 good vases
Tape 13: Interview with Robert Leavy, former Steuben comptroller regarding Steuben in 1918; the smashing incident, numbering; Side B: original sketchbooks and salesman photo books; itnerview with Mrs. Edwin M. Guyer (Jan. 23, 1966)
Tapes 1-9 are 15--17 minutes per side; tape 10: side A, 20 min.; side B: 42 min.; tape 11: Side A: 13 min. side B blank; tape 12: side A: 20 min.; side B: blank; Tape 13:
sides A and B: 22 minutes each.
Location: AV Multimedia cabinet, Drawer 6.
Handwritten notes of tape contents, made by Jane Spillman, are available from the Audiovisual Office files:
Rockwell, Robert F. Bob Rockwell interview, January 4, 1963 Ericson, Philpot.
[Utica, MI : J. Barlow, 2001?]. 1 sound disc : analog. ; 4 3/4 in.
Call Number: AV 1, Drawer 2
Location: CD ROM
Rockwell, Robert F. Frederick Carder and his Steuben glass, 1903-1933
Utica, MI : Jim Barlow, 2000, c1968. 1 computer disk : col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Text by Jack Lanahan.
This is a CD-ROM version of the book (West Nyack, NY: Dexter Press); it is not available commercially. Robert Rockwell allowed Jim Barlow to put it on a CD-ROM, and Mr. Barlow has given CMGL a copy. Can be used as a slide show by using a Windows based PC. Can be accessed on a page by page basis by using the directory on the computer for the CD-ROM drive. Kept in Audiovisual Collection with other CDs.
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II. Videos
Carder's Corning 1903-1920
Producer, Diane Vogt and Stanley Weisenfeld for the Rockwell Museum, 1980.
20 min. sound, b&w;
Notes: The place of Frederick Carder in local Corning history from the period of 1903-20. Although this is mostly the history of an individual and a town, there are a fair
number of photos of Steuben and glassworkers.
The Corning Museum of Glass 1998 Seminar tape 3 Day 1: "Reflections: Frederick Carder and His American Competitors' Adaptations of Venetian Styles and Techniques" by Thomas P. Dimitroff . Corning, N.Y. : The Corning Museum of Glass, 1998. [60?] min.
Recorded at the Corning Glass Center Auditorium on Thursday, October 15, 1998.
Corning Museum of Glass 1999 Seminar, tape 1, part 2 "Frederick Carder in England: His Technical and Artistic Background" by Charles R. Hajdamach . Corning, N.Y. : The Corning Museum of Glass, 1999. 60 min.1 videocassette (90? min.) (VHS) : sd., col. 1/2 in.
Joint symposium with The Rockwell Museum, with the official name : Glass Collectors' Weekend. Title of set of tapes chosen in order to shelve tapes with preceeding Glass
Museum seminars.
Corning Museum of Glass 1999 Seminar, tape 4, part 1 "Frederick Carder: The Missing Ceramic Years", by Brian A. Musselwhite..
Corning, N.Y. : The Corning Museum of Glass, 1999. [60?] min.
Corning Museum of Glass 1999 Seminar, tape 5, part 1: "Frederick Carder: Some Decorations and Applications", by Thomas P. Dimitroff.
Corning, N.Y. : The Corning Museum of Glass, 1999. [60?]min.
Corning Museum of Glass 2001 Seminar, tape 9 The classical designs of Frederick Carder, by Thomas Dimitroff.
Corning, N.Y. : The Corning Museum of Glass, 2001 . [60?] min.
Libcom: Glass artists: Carder gb 3/2003
