• IdentificationPUBLIC "-//The Art Institute of Chicago::Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives//TEXT(US::ICA::1994.5::HENRY P. GLASS (1911-2003) PAPERS, c.1942-2000)//EN" "ica199405"
  • TitleGlass, Henry P., (1911-2003) Papers, c.1942-2000
  • PublisherArt Institute of Chicago Archives, Research Center, The Art Institute of Chicago,
  • LanguageEnglish.
  • Datec.1942-2000
  • Physical Description
    • 2.25 linear feet (7 boxes), 2 oversize portfolios and flatfile materials
    • Manuscript papers, typescript papers, photocopied papes, correspondence, printed papers, black and white and color photographic prints, black and white photostatic prints, negatives, and architctural reprographic prints.
  • RepositoryRyerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603-6110 archives@artic.edu https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections
  • AbstractAustrian-born industrial designer, Henry Glass practiced and taught industrial design in Chicago, Illinois, for more than sixty years. He specialized in furniture and household objects in a modern idiom.
  • OriginationGlass, Henry, 1911-
  • LocationThe collection is housed in the Art Institute of Chicago Archives’ on-site stacks.

Henry P. Glass was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1911. He graduated from the Architectural School of the Vienna Technical university in 1933 and earned a master's degree in architecture from the same institution in 1935. Glass practiced architecture in Vienna until 1939, at which time he emigrated to the United States. He first lived in New York City, working for prominent architects and industrial designers. Then, in 1942, Glass moved to Chicago. He worked in the architectural design department of W.L. Stensgaard until 1945, when he started his own firm, Henry P. Glass Associates. In 1951, he became business partners with Louis H. Huebner. Glass taught industrial design at The School of the Art Institute for twenty-one years between 1945 and 1967. He was also made a Fellow of the Industrial Designers Society of America, formerly the Industrial Designers Institute, and held the offices of National Vice President and Chicago Chapter Chairman. Glass's work was featured in the exhibition, "Design from the Heartland: Henry Glass, John Polivka, and Richard Ten Eyck," on view at The Art Institute of Chicago in 1999-2000. Glass died in Northfield, Illinois, in 2003.

The collection is divided into seven series. Series I includes industrial design projects designed by Glass, represented by promotional materials, correspondence, illustrations, architectural sketches and drawings, and photographic prints. Series II includes architectural projects designed by Glass, represented by architectural sketches and drawings, articles, and photographic prints. Series III contains general papers and related to Glass's teaching career at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago. Series IV contains the unbound notebooks of lecture notes and research material compiled by Glass for his course, Design 366, at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago; Series V contains the typescript for Glass's book Design and Consumer. Series VI includes large publications by and about Henry Glass, two portrait photographs, and miscellaneous papers relating to his career. Series VII consists of negatives.

SERIES I: PROJECTS, INDUSTRIAL DESIGN. Materials are arranged alphabetically by project name, and chronologically within each project.

SERIES II: PROJECTS, ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR DESIGN. Materials are arranged alphabetically by manufacturer or client name, then alphabetically by product name, and chronologically within each project grouping.

SERIES III: SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, GENERAL PAPERS. General materials are arranged chronologically, followed by general papers relating to Glass's courses, Industrial Design 365 and Industrial Design 366.

SERIES IV: SCHOOL OF THE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, DESIGN 366 NOTEBOOKS. Notebooks are presented in the order of lectures, with lecture notes preceding collected research and didactic materials.

SERIES V: DESIGN AND CONSUMER. Manuscript is arranged by page number.

SERIES VI: MISCELLANEOUS. Publications are listed chronologically, with miscellaneous materials following in chronological order.

SERIES VII: NEGATIVES. Restricted from patron access. Contact prints available in series I and II.

  • Names
    • Glass, Henry, 1911-
    • Glass, Henry P.--Archives.
    • Henry P. Glass Associates Industrial Designers--Archives.
  • Subject
    • Industrial designers--Illinois--Chicago--Archives.
    • Design, Industrial--Illinois--Chicago--History--Sources.

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Henry Glass collection [unprocessed] (Chicago History Museum).

Henry Glass collection [unprocessed] (Chicago History Museum).

Some materials are restricted due to their fragile condition, as noted in the series inventories; where possible, surrogate copies are available for patron research, as noted in the collection inventories. The remainder of collection may be accessed by users in the Reading Room of the Ryerson and Burnham Libraries at The Art Institute of Chicago. Collections maintained on-site are available for patron use without prior arrangement or appointment. Collections maintained in off-site storage will be retrieved with advance notification; please consult the Archivist for the current retrieval schedule. For further information, consult https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/contact-usage-and-faq.

The Art Institute of Chicago is providing access to the materials in the Archives’ collections solely for noncommercial educational and research purposes. The unauthorized use, including, but not limited to, publication of the materials without the prior written permission of the Art Institute is strictly prohibited. All inquiries regarding permission to publish should be submitted in writing to the Director, Art Institute of Chicago Archives. In addition to permission from the Art Institute, permission of the copyright owner (if not the Art Institute) and/or any holder of other rights (such as publicity and/or privacy rights) may also be required for reproduction, publication, distribution, and other uses. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of any item and securing any necessary permissions rests with the persons desiring to publish the item. The Art Institute makes no warranties as to the accuracy of the materials or their fitness for a particular purpose.

Henry P. Glass Papers, Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives, The Art Institute of Chicago.

The collection was a gift from Henry Glass to the Department of Architecture in 1994. Two portrait photographs were donated by Henry Glass to the Department of Architecture in 1999.

This collection was processed by staff of the Ryerson and Burnham Archives in 2000. This finding aid was revised and expanded by Annemarie van Roessel in 2003 and 2004.

This collection was transferred to the Ryerson and Burnham Archives from the Department of Architecture.

New materials may be added to this collection on an irregular basis.

Some items have surrogate copies, as noted in the series inventories.