Founded by English chemist, William J. Blenko as Eureka Art Glass Company, in Milton, West Virginia in 1921, the Blenko Glass Company assumed its name in 1930. Blenko understood not only the glass process, but color, a key impact of glass design. Initially, the firm specialized in plate glass, patenting a ruby red color that could be re-fired for stained glass enamellists. Blenko introduced tableware in 1929; during the 1930’s it inclined towards a Swedish aesthetic, especially under foreman Carl Ebert Erickson from 1937-42. In 1947, Blenko hired Winslow Anderson as its first credited full-time, in-house designer. Anderson (1947-53) at Blenko was succeeded by Wayne Husted (1953-63), Joel Philipi Myers (1963-70), John Nickerson (1970-74), Don Shepherd (1974-88), Hank Adams (1988-94), Matt Carter (1995-2002), Richard Blenko (1980-2007), and Arlen Bayliss (2007-2012) as artistic directors.
Blenko Glass Company
Works associated with this person or group
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#5929S Decanter And Stopper, 1959
“Nile” green, exaggerated, almost anthropomorphic baluster form, with bell-shaped base rising with undulating profile to everted top, the tapered conical stopper resting with half in the long neck for support.
Artist or Group: Blenko Glass Company, Wayne Husted, William AgleAcquired: 2013Medium: blown glassObject ID: 35460961
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Design # 7220S Vase, 1972
In olive -almost chartreuse- green, with cylindrical base before an angled bottle-form bulbous upper body cut on the diagonal.
Artist or Group: Blenko Glass Company, John H. NickersonAcquired: 2012Medium: glassObject ID: 35460631
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Design #920 Decanter And Stopper, 1949
Ruby glass teardrop decanter, with teardrop stopper.
Artist or Group: Blenko Glass Company, Winslow AndersonAcquired: 2012Medium: glassObject ID: 35460615
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Design # 566 Decanter And Stopper, 1956
The flattened, undulating body incorporating multi-fired tangerine color above a lemon yellow, with uneven applied clear glass shoulders and neck, below a red stopper.
Artist or Group: Betty Baugh, Blenko Glass Company, Wayne HustedAcquired: 2012Medium: glassObject ID: 35460625
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Design # 940 Shallow Bowl, 1949
Shallow blue thick glass bowl with two ridges.
Artist or Group: Blenko Glass Company, Winslow AndersonAcquired: 2012Medium: handblown glassObject ID: 35460629
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Design #374 Vase, 1932–35
Amethyst coil wrapped baluster body, the coil applied on the cylindrical upper portion above a bulbous base.
Artist or Group: Blenko Glass CompanyAcquired: 2012Medium: glassObject ID: 35460605
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Design # 18 Plate, 1930s
Red circular dish with flat border and rolled rim.
Artist or Group: Blenko Glass CompanyAcquired: 2012Medium: glassObject ID: 35460607
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Design #R497 Vase, ca. 1940
sea green, the everted body with cinched waist applied with a spiral coil above a weighted base
Artist or Group: Blenko Glass Company, Carl Ebert EricksonAcquired: 2012Medium: glassObject ID: 35460613
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