Leopold Blaschka
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- Full name
- Leopold Blaschke.
- Born
- Leopold Blaschka was born, sources differ on the date (on 27 May 1822 and on 22 May 1822). · Český Dub.
- Died
- 1895. · Hosterwitz.
- Occupation
- artist, glassblower, modeler and goldsmith.
- Languages
- English and German.
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The recorded working language is English and German. Residence is recorded at Dresden and Hosterwitz. Work by Leopold Blaschka is recorded in the collections of Harvard Museum of Natural History, Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa, Corning Museum of Glass, Museum of Comparative Zoology and Naturama Aargau.
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Dresden and Hosterwitz.
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Český Dub.
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Hosterwitz.
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- 1.Dühning, Johanna. The Association "Naturwissenschaftliche Glaskunst – Blaschka-Haus e.V.". urania-dresden.de.
- 2.Leopold + Rudolf Blaschka: The Glass Aquarium. designmuseum.org.
- 3..Sigwart, Julia D. "Crystal creatures: context for the Dublin Blaschka Congress." Historical Biology 20.1 (2008): 1–10.
- 4.978-0-520-28568-2.
- 5.The German word used here is takt, usually translated as "tact" in English. The German word has several different meanings, and in some cases is translated as "subtlety" or "heartbeat". In this context "the touch" or "the feeling" is closer to the intended meaning than the usual "tact". https://m.interglot.com/de/en/Takt
- 6.Dutton. The Fragile Beauty of Harvard's Glass Flowers. The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles. February 2004.
- 7.Richard, Frances. Great Vitreous Tract. Cabinet Magazine. Spring 2002.
- 8.Heraldika a genealogie č. 1 – 2/2010. 2011.
- 9.The Story of Rudolf and Leopold Blaschka – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHOx5H5vNx4
- 10.Whitehouse, David. Blaschkas' Glass Models of Invertebrate Animals (1863–1890). Corning Museum of Glass. November 3, 2011.
- 11.Harvard University Herbaria and Libraries
- 12.Leibach, Julie. A Tale of Two Glassworkers and Their Marine Marvels. Science Friday. May 13, 2016.
- 13.The Blaschka Archive. Corning Museum of Glass.
- 14.TréZOOr Museum.
- 15.The Collections of the Aquarium-Museum. www.musees.uliege.be.
- 16.The Glass Flowers. Corning Museum of Glass. October 18, 2011.
- 17.The Glass Flowers. Harvard Museum of Natural History.
- 18.B. L. Robinson. Biographical Memoir George Lincoln Goodale 1839–1923. Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences: Volume XXI. National Academy of Sciences. Autumn 1924.
- 19.Rossi-Wilcox, Susan M. "A Brief History of Harvard's Glass Flowers Collection and Its Development." Journal of Glass Studies (2015): 197–211.
- 20.Wiley, Franklin Baldwin. Flowers That Never Fade. Bradlee Whidden. 1897.
- 21.Emison, Patricia A. Growing With the Grain: Dynamic Families Shaping History from Ancient Times to the Present. Lady Illyria Press. 184. 2005. 9780976557203.
- 22.Annual reports of the President and Treasurer of Harvard College 1890–1891, pp. 160–163 – https://iiif.lib.harvard.edu/manifests/view/drs:427018526$1i
- 23.Harvard University Herbaria and Botany Libraries – https://hmsc.harvard.edu/online-exhibits/women-museum/finding-work
- 24.McFadden, Robert D. Blaschka Plants Blend Science and Artistry. The New York Times. 1976-03-08. 0362-4331.
- 25.Daston, Lorraine. Things That Talk: Object Lessons from Art and Science. Zone. 2004.
- 26.The Archives of Rudolph and Leopold Blaschka and the Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Models of Plants. Harvard University Herbaria.
- 27.Rossi-Wilcox, Susan M. Blaschkas' Glass Botanical Models (1886–1936). Corning Museum of Glass. January 15, 2013.
- 28.Oakes Ames Correspondence: Botany Libraries, Archives of the Economic Botany Herbarium of Oakes Ames, Harvard University Herbaria
- 29.Bohemian maker's retirement completes Harvard glass-flower collection. Life. 24. February 28, 1938.
- 30."Back to Back Bay After an Absence of Ten Years". The New York Times. June 10, 1951. p. XX17.
- 31.Swinney, Geoffrey N. Enchanted invertebrates: Blaschka models and other simulacra in National Museums Scotland. Historical Biology. 20. 1. 39–50. 2008-02-01. 0891-2963.
- 32.Drawing upon Nature: Studies for the Blaschkas’ Glass Models – http://www.cmog.org/publication/drawing-upon-nature-studies-blaschkas-glass-models-0
- 33.Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka Collection, Natural History Museum of the University of Pisa. Museo di Storia Naturale dell'Università di Pisa. 9 November 2016.
- 34.The Delicate Glass Sea Creatures of Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka. Atlas Obscura. September 1, 2016.
- 35.Blaschka, L. Katalog über Blaschka's Modelle. 1885.
- 36.Ware, Mary Lee. How were the glass flowers made?. Botanical Museum Leaflets, Harvard University. 19. 6. 125–136. 1961. 10.5962/p.168528.
- 37.The Blaschka Flower Models. Popular Science. 668. March 1897.
- 38.Sea creatures of the deep – the Blaschka Glass models. National Museum Wales. May 15, 2007.
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