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Edie Phillips
The Great Depression, a time in American history when recession was at
its worst, was probably one of the most difficult challenges of the
American people. Millions of citizens were out of work, thousands of
banks closed, and the gross national product was almost cut in half.
Despite these tremendous hardships that were thrown on the United States,
one industry, the glass industry, was able to rise and, in fact,
manufacture more glass than in any other American History period (Pickvet
288). This glass, later termed "depression glass" in the 1960's, adorned
the dinner tables and cabinets of a great number of middle and working
class citizens all across the United States, and even in the small town
of Greenbelt, MD, adding a bit of color and class to their difficult
lives (Kovel 3).
This exhibit is an in-depth look at the production, styles, and distribution of depression glass, as well as the meaning of it in both the depression era and today.
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