A Treasure Trove!

Greetings Friends and Fans of Douglas Phillips Stained Glass.

Just an update to say we haven't yet received funding necessary to work on the archive.  The project to restore and curate my father's life's work has seriously stalled.

If there is anyone out there passionate about stained glass, this is a treasure trove. I have boxes and  boxes of correspondence between my father and his clients that include sketches and glass samples; preliminary sketches up to finished watercolor and ink drawings. There are some glass panels. There is early work and drawings. There are journals!

Douglas B. Phillips, (1922-1995) has yet to be recognized for his historic contribution to stained glass design. In the early 1950's he introduced a new vision into stained glass design. His sweeping dynamic lines and ribbons of color revolutionized stained glass design and brought it into a contemporary context. Because of his innovated artistic skills, (he was a student of my grandfather, renowned American painter from the Cleveland School, Paul B. Travis) coupled with his mastery of color and symbolism, his windows became the gold standard. Word of his talents and techniques spread and because of Douglas Phillips, stained glass broke from the traditional static figures we are all so familiar with and developed into something expansive, exciting and modern.

Phillips' Window Sketch with Dove and Flames, 1991

Please help me in securing his place in the history of stained glass design.

Please contact me with your ideas, suggestions and illuminations!

Elisabeth Sunday
elisabethsunday@me.com

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