Albin Elskus is a renowned stained glass artist, and author of several
books considered to be definitive texts on the art form. I am looking
for a bio on the man, and feel sure several have been written, but
can't find one. Can you find and refer me to any?

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Request for Question Clarification by pinkfreud-ga on 01 Dec 2003 18:10 PST

Would this be sufficient for your purposes? If so, I'll be glad to
post it as an answer.

http://www.lituanus.org/1993_1/93_1_02.htm

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Clarification of Question by alexdoyle-ga on 03 Dec 2003 08:14 PST

Your answer was excellent, and very helpful. Thank you very much.

I am glad the link I posted was helpful. I have reposted it below,
along with two other items that may be useful to you.

The best biographical information I was able to find was on the site
of Lituanus, the Lithuanian Quarterly Journal of Arts and Sciences:

LITUANUS: THE ART OF ALBINAS ELSKUS 
http://www.lituanus.org/1993_1/93_1_02.htm

As mentioned in the article above, short biographies and reproductions
of the work of Elskus and other Lituanian artists appear in a book
entitled "Lithuanian Artists in North America." If you are interested
in purchasing this book, here's a comparative search that will enable
you to get the best price:

AddAll: Lithuanian Artists in North America
http://www3.addall.com/New/compare.cgi?dispCurr=USD&id=793603&isbn=096177567X&location=10000&thetime=20031203120431&author=&title=&state=AK

There is a very brief bio on this page, in connection with the
promotion of Elskus's book, "The Art of Painting on Glass," which has
been republished:

"Albinas Elskus first became acquainted with stained glass while
studying at the Institute of Decorative Arts in his native Lithuania.
After World War II, he studied architecture at the Technische
Hochschule in Darmstadt, Germany, and painting at the École des Arts
et Métiers in Freiburg.

After arriving in the United States in 1949, he completed the
four-year apprenticeship program of the Stained Glass Association of
America in Chicago and New York.

A resident of New York City, Mr. Elskus was part owner of Durhan
Studios, Inc., an instructor in painting and drawing at Fordham
University, a stained-glass artist and frequent exhibitor whose works
are part of many private and public collections."

Berkshire's Best: Glass Painting Online
http://www.berkshiresbest.com/elskus.htm

Google search strategy:

Google Web Search: "albinas elskus"
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Google Web Search: "albinus elskus"
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clarification; I'll gladly offer further assistance before you rate my
answer.

Best regards,
pinkfreud

pinkfreud went beyond the call of duty; in addition to the very
satisfactory results of his own research, he gave me additional
sources to pursue my question in more depth.

Thank you very much for the five-star rating and the generous tip!

~pinkfreud