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    At Montrose School, in BC grad’s book, women express faith in Opus Dei  Nov 19, 2009
    In Greater Boston, nearly 100 young women, mostly college students, live at Bayridge, a historic Commonwealth Avenue mansion designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Opus Dei also runs the Chestnut Hill Center on Hammond Street in Newton, and the Elmbrook Student Center in Cambridge, offering educational programming for young men in high school and college, as well as the Arnold Hall Conference Center in Pembroke, offering job training and retreats for adults. (Boston Globe)

    Glenmede estate again up for sale  Sep 21, 2009
    Graham also hired muralist William Van Ingen, a rival of Louis Comfort Tiffany, who designed murals, leaded stained glass and other lavish hardware and fixtures that remain intact in the house. The Pew Family, founders of , the predecessor to , retained ownership of the estate and named it Glenmede. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)

    Love Me or Die retrospective shows artists use of unusual materials  Sep 7, 2009
    At 34, her work has been shown in exhibitions around the world and she has won such prestigious awards as the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award as an emerging, innovative artist. Her work is included in the permanent collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    VICKERS/Stained glass: from Paris to Philadelphia  Jun 16, 2009
    A craftsman named Louis Comfort Tiffany exhibited his work in stained glass at the Fair, and it was not only applauded by art critics but caught the eye of the general public ... These windows are attributed to Louis Comfort Tiffany and are considered excellent examples of work in stained glass ... When the White House in Washington was undergoing one of its many renovations in 1882, Louis Comfort Tiffany was employed to design a stained glass screen to divide the entrance from the main... (Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat, MS)

    Connick stained-glass windows are focus of talks  May 22, 2009
    His windows for Heinz Memorial Chapel and dozens of churches here and from Maine to California made Connick a leader in the movement away from the dark, pictorial windows of John LaFarge and Louis Comfort Tiffany and toward a return to the flat, medieval style. Pittsburgh has a great collection of Connick windows; this is a chance to see them and learn about them. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    NYC museum's dreamlike exhibition engages visitors  May 18, 2009
    They will be able to use the drill hall or any or all the armory's 16 period rooms, designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and Stanford White ... Louis Comfort Tiffany. (Yahoo News)

    Artist doubles as curator  Apr 28, 2009
    Leipzig, a professor of visual arts at Mercer County Community College, holds many prestigious awards including a Fulbright Traveling Fellowship and the Louis Comfort Tiffany Award. He was one of the last individual artists to receive a grant from the National Endowment For the Arts (in 1995) and, in 2007, received the high honor of being elected to membership in the National Academy. (NJ.com -- Times)

    Tiffany Stained & Leaded Glass Lamp...  Mar 29, 2009
    Tiffany Stained & Leaded Glass Lamps: Lighting by Louis Comfort Tiffany Popular Despite Exorbitant Prices ... Lighting by Louis Comfort Tiffany Popular Despite Exorbitant Prices ... Although he trained as a painter, Louis Comfort Tiffany was inspired by the glasswork in the Byzantine churches he visited as a youth. (Suite101.com)

    A Tiffany collection you can get your hands on  Feb 19, 2009
    Acentury has passed since the Paris World's Fair of 1900 when Peter Carl Faberg, Louis Comfort Tiffany and Ren Lalique introduced their decorative objects to a world enthralled by Art Nouveau ... They are the best-known part of the legacy of Louis Comfort Tiffany, the son of a successful jeweler, who started out as an interior designer ... Exhibition highlights: Seven Easter eggs by Peter Carl Faberg; the U.S. premiere of Louis Comfort Tiffany's Magnolia Window that belonged to Baron... (San Francisco Chronicle)




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