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Glidden famously employed the chemist Percy Julian in the 1930s, who was one of the first African-Americans to receive a Ph.D. in chemistry. In 1967, Glidden merged with SCM Corporation and became the Glidden-Durkee Division of that company. In less than 10 years, the division became responsible for two thirds of SCM's sales.
Glidden McLellan Parker, Jr. (1913 – 1980) was an American artist and designer who is best known for his work in ceramics and stained glass. He established Glidden Pottery in Alfred, New York and later was chief designer for Glass Art Studio in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Glidden Pottery was also used in Lucy and Ricky's New York City apartment on the I Love Lucy TV show. [3] In 1955, Parker opened Glidden Galleries in Alfred, New York to be a showroom for Glidden Pottery and an outlet for discontinued pieces and seconds. It also provided gallery space for other artists to display their work.
St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Agostino Roscelli [1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Bernard of Corleone [1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Ignazia Verzeri [1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès [1] 10 June 2001 St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City Joseph Marello: 25 ...
The Josephine Martin Glidden Memorial Chapel is a historic church at 2121 E. Twelfth Street in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was built in 1924 and was added to the National Register in 1987. [1] It was deemed notable as "a good example of funerary architecture in a gothic style with Romanesque features." [2]
Germain Green Glidden (December 5, 1913 – February 11, 1999) was an American national squash champion, painter, muralist, cartoonist and founder of the National Art Museum of Sport. Life and career [ edit ]
The GreatCollections.com website launched in late 2010, facilitating the sale and purchase of coins and paper money in online auctions. [6] It has since become well known for auctioning rare examples of American currency, [7] [8] such as the Cigarra Collection, [9] and a collection of Indian Head nickels that sold for over $500,000. [10]
The Glidden Tours were revived in 1946 by the Veteran Motor Car Club of America (VMCCA) and have continued since with antique cars traveling premarked routes and stopping in local towns to show off their vehicles, many people dressed in period costume. Original founder Augustus Post participated in every Glidden Tour until his death in 1952.