Glass Painting

Series

Series Name
Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.
670
Date Released
26 Oct 1967
Date recorded
19 Sep 1967
Length of issue (in feet)
784
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
Pathe synopsis: You usually put glass in windows, but a small group of London artists are changing all that - they’re painting it! Glass painting was a sort of 16th century pop art in Britain, and it’s coming back into fashion. Take an old engraved print, stick it on to glass, and paint the back, and you get a life-like prismatic effect. But if you want a picture of delicate floral beauty ...
Written sources
Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis
Credits:
Commentator
Wilfrid Thomas
Length of story (in feet)
207
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'Glass Painting', Colour Pictorial Issue No. 670, 26 Oct 1967. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/121931 (Accessed 28 May 2025)