Robert Hall Baynes

Autumn Memories and Other Verses (1869) Robert Hall Baynes

Brief Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Contributor Bio:  Leighton, John John Leighton is an artist, designer, and educator. He has worked with glass for more than 30 years. He received his B. A. in Environmental Design from Cal State, Fullerton and his M. F. A. in Sculpture from the California College of Arts and Crafts, in Oakland. In the fall of 2003 he became head of the glass program at California State University, Fullerton. He has been a guest instructor at numerous schools including C. C. A. C., the Pilchuck School, and the Tokyo Glass Art Institute in Japan. John's cast and blown glass sculptures are exhibited in Europe, the U. S. and Asia. In addition, John has completed major architectural stained glass commissions throughout the U. S. and in Japan. He was University Art Gallery Director at San Francisco State University for eleven years and he still does freelance exhibition design for galleries and museums. Recently, he designed a limited production series of blown forms made at his Bay Island Studios.