Tennessee
Robert Loftin Newman
Robert Loftin Newman read a great deal about art as a young man, and even wrote to the painter Asher B. Durand asking to become his pupil. The older artist never replied, but Newman continued to teach himself by copying prints and painting portraits.
Donavon Boutz
Donavon Boutz was born into a family of German-American glassblowers.
David White
Glass artist David White earned his bachelor of science degree from the College of Fine Arts at Illinois State University before going on to do postgraduate work there.