Vandermark Merritt Glass Studios was founded in 1972 by Jerry Vandermark and Doug Merritt. Today, Doug Merritt is the primary glass blower following a tradition of the highest quality glass blowing. The studio built its reputation with museum quality colonial reproductions, original Art Glass in the Nouveau and Deco traditions, crystal sculpture, contemporary designs and exquisite cameo creations. Artwork from the studio is represented in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Toledo Museum, Corning Museum, Wheaton Museum of American Glass and many other major museums, as well as in prestigious private collections.