Article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review on Charles Connick in Pittsburgh, coinciding with the publication of a new book on Connick called Charles J. Connick: His Education and His Windows in and near Pittsburgh by Albert Tannler, Historical Collection Director for Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.
Not related to Connick in Pittsburgh, but of interest to the Connick Studio enthusiast nonetheless, this is a preview of the documentary film, The Last Window, a documentary made just before the Connick studio closed shop in 1986.
I was living in Boston when the Connick Studio closed and the studio I was working for at the time helped in dealing with all the accumulated stuff. The Connick studio, at its close, occupied four floors of a building and there was decades worth of material to deal with. I'm still working off of some of the sheets and scraps of glass I obtained from their rows and rows of glass racks, and I only got a tiny fraction of what they had. I can remember whole crates of glass, opened but unused, dating from the 40's and 50's, just lying around.
The Connick legacy is represented by the Connick Foundation. It's a legacy worth preserving.
Posted by Tom at December 2, 2008 07:41 AM