Please join us for an intriguing talk on the history of stained glass in its context by Dr. Virginia Raguin. Raguin examines windows from iconic locations such as the cathedrals of Chartres, Canterbury, and Cologne; Paris’ Sainte Chapelle; Swiss guild halls; the Pink Mosque in Iran; Tiffany’s chapel for the World Columbian Exposition; and Frank Lloyd Wright’s homes in California. She discusses the site-specific decisions made during each era of production. The art of stained glass emerges not from a single creator. Instead, it results from the collaborative interplay among the physical site, the desires of the patron, the need for clarity for the viewer, the technological possibilities of the medium, and the dominant artistic styles of the time.
After the lecture, please join us for light refreshments and a tour of Judson Studios' state-of-the-art glass fusing studio with David Judson, where you can see the current projects underway.
Many of Raguin's publications focus on stained glass, both historic and modern, as in Stained Glass from its Origins to the Present with Abrams (USA) and Thames and Hudson (GB) in 2003. A member of the International Corpus Vitrearum, Raguin has co-authored Stained Glass before 1700 in the Midwest United States (Harvey Miller Press, London, 2002). Raguin also wrote the catalogue essay for Kiki Smith's exhibition in the Pace Gallery, New York: Kiki Smith: Lodestar, 2010. Raguin is currently working on Stained Glass before 1700 in California (vol. 1, Los Angeles). Stained Glass: Radiant Art, a richly illustrated guide to the collection of medieval and Renaissance stained glass in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, was published in 2013. Most recently, she is the author of The Illuminated Window: Stories Across Time (Reaktion Books, 2024). From over 30 years of collaborative exchange with colleagues in 20 countries, Raguin has been deeply involved in questions of conservation and the commitment of maintaining historic sites as essential aspects of culture.
Event Details
Location: Fused & Kiln Formed Glass
143 Pasadena Ave.
South Pasadena, CA 91030
Pricing: $20 ( + $3.18 Eventbrite fee) for Non-Members / $10 for Ruskin Art Club Members and California Art Club Members
RSVP required; limited seating.