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Sam Halstead Contemporary Stained Glass Documentaries

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0233

Scope and Contents

This digital collection consists of five documentary films. _Lighting the Way: The German Pioneers of Contemporary Stained Glass_ is the longest of the films, running 90 minutes. It includes interviews with German and American artists and art historians and numerous images of German stained glass windows, mostly taken by Halstead. The remaining four films are significantly shorter, running 13 to 20 minutes each, and consist largely of interviews with the featured artists.

Dates

  • 2017-2020

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for public research. Researchers may make an appointment to view the collection or view the materials online.

Conditions Governing Use

The Copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement. The user agrees to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless the Corning Museum of Glass and the Rakow Research Library against all claims, demands, costs and expenses incurred by copyright infringement or any other legal or regulatory cause of action arising from the use of Library materials.

Biographical / Historical

Sam Halstead is a stained glass artist and documentary film maker. Originally from New Zealand, he opened a stained glass studio in Aukland in 1979. After many years there, he immigrated to the United States and settled in California. In the 2010s, Halstead produced several documentary films about contemporary stained glass. _Lighting the Way: The German Pioneers of Contemporary Stained Glass_, won the American Glass Guild Inspiration Award in 2018.

Extent

12.5 Gigabytes (5 MP4 files)

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Access to these materials is currently provided through a YouTube account unaffiliated with the Corning Museum of Glass. Local digital copies may be viewed upon request.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Received from Sam Halstead in 2020.

Accession 2021.001

Processing Information

Processed by Colleen McFarland Rademaker in 2021.

Title
Sam Halstead Contemporary Stained Glass Documentaries, 2017-2020
Subtitle
A Guide to the Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Colleen McFarland Rademaker
Date
December 29, 2021
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

Contact:
The Rakow Research Library
The Corning Museum of Glass
Five Museum Way
Corning NY 14830 USA
607.438.5318