George Erml Photographs
Scope and Contents
The George Erml Photographs, a set of images created by a Czech-American architectural and portrait photographer, is arranged in two series:
1. Photographs of Glass Artists' Works, Undated
2. Photographs of Glass Artists, Undated
Dates
- Circa 1965-2000
Creator
Language of Materials
Colleciton materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for public research. Researchers must make an appointment to view this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical / Historical
George Erml (1945-2008) was born in Czechoslovakia and graduated from the prestigious Film Academy (FAMU) in Prague. After he graduated, he began a career in portraiture and architectural photography. In 1980, Erml and his wife and son immigrated to New York City where he established himself as a freelance photographer. He began taking pictures of glass, working with artists such as Tom Patti, Dan Dailey, Dale Chihuly and Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová. Erml quickly became sought after for his ability to capture the beauty of the interior spaces in glass.
During the course of his career, Erml held nine solo exhibitions in the United States, Denmark, Italy and the Czech Republic. The George Eastman House in Rochester, NY, the Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, the National Museum of Photography in Jindrichuv Hradec, and the Moravian Gallery in Brno all have photographs by Erml in their permanent collections.
Extent
5.8 Linear Feet (11 Boxes)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Received from Marie Erml in 2011.
- Glass artists -- 20th century -- Archival resources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Glass sculpture Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photography of glass Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- George Erml Photograph Collection, Undated
- Subtitle
- A Guide to the Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Mary Anne Hamblen and Sandra Glascock
- Date
- December 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the The Rakow Research Library Manuscript Collection Repository
The Rakow Research Library
The Corning Museum of Glass
Five Museum Way
Corning NY 14830 USA
607.438.5318
archives@cmog.org
