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)
Stained glass capital of the world gets a Tiffany Mar 1, 2008
It was created at Tiffany Studios, founded by Louis Comfort Tiffany, the son of world renowned jeweler Charles Louis Tiffany. Jon Swanson, museum curator of collections and exhibits, only saw a small photo of the piece before its arrival in Winona. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Florida's Winter Park lights up for the holidays Nov 21, 2007
The lighting of nine turn-of-the-century stained glass windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany is a high point of the yuletide festivities in Winter Park, which gets into Christmas in a big way ... Father Christmas and Child,' also called the Christmas Eve window, is one of the beautiful stained glass creations by Louis Comfort Tiffany on display during the holidays at Central Park in Winter Park ... The museum houses the world's largest collection of art by Louis Comfort Tiffany, including his famous... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
• Restoring Part Of Their Heritage Nov 5, 2007
They were fashioned in the studios of the influential Louis Comfort Tiffany. Church members recently learned that the windows date from the original 19th century wooden church, the sanctuary of which now serves as a chapel and meeting room. (FOX61, CT)
Weedsport church looks to past, future Nov 4, 2007
Armstrong worked for a time with Louis Comfort Tiffany, whose work can be seen at the Willard Chapel and at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Auburn. Armstrong's stained glass and frescoes can also be seen at the Biltmore Estate in Asheville, N.C., and at many New York City churches. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Tiffany in St. Augustine, Florida Oct 31, 2007
Their ceilings are saucer domes and the windows are by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The windows have delicate tracery with blocks of yellow circles looking just like plenty of suns. (Suite101.com)
COUPLE WORKS TO RESTORE GRIGGS HOUSE: EFFORTS GAIN ATTENTION OF TELEVION PROGRAM Aug 30, 2007
" Two steel I-beams were used in the construction of the house, which was very unusual for a home of the time. "It was built with electricity--one of the first houses to have electricity" in the area, explained Palmer Pisle. "There are original chandeliers and sconces" still in place. "We have a beautiful window that some people have suggested was probably Tiffany Studios, [but] it is not signed by Louis Comfort Tiffany," said Sharon. "They have found signatures from as far back as 1910 on the... (East Aurora Advertiser, NY)
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(Little-known fact: While the name Tiffany is more commonly associated with queens of the Elizabeth variety, Louis Comfort Tiffany produced his colorful masterpieces at his studio in Corona. . (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Adventures in art Apr 7, 2007
Central Florida's links to New York City have grown stronger with the Morse Museum's current loan of dozens of major items to the Louis Comfort Tiffany and Laurelton Hall exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Last weekend, viewing this exhibit with its never-before-seen wondrous objects of art was an emotional and inspirational experience. (Orlando Sentinel -- Opinion)
Christ Episcopal restoring another window: Adoration of the Shepherds last of church's Tiffany's to be fixed ... Council's P&D: Adsit House protected by overlay: City committee issues statement in advance of Steuben Supreme Court hearing March 20 ... Man killed in Sunday accident was Hornell grad: Tim Freeland was member of HHS Class of 1980 ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="20px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Thursday, March 08, 2007 Christ Episcopal restoring another window: Adoration of the Shepherds last of church's Tiffany's to be fixed Mar 8, 2007
HORNELL Christ Episcopal Church is at it again freshening up one of its Tiffany windows, this one the oungest of the windows done by Louis Comfort Tiffany at the house of worship ... The Tiffany Favrile glass window was produced late in Louis Comfort Tiffany's career, according to Christ Episcopal parishioner Peggy Ann Glaister. (Hornell Evening Tribune, NY)
Letters enlighten art buffs Mar 5, 2007
NEW YORK -- Asking who designed Louis Comfort Tiffany's iconic lamps might seem the decorative art world's equivalent to the schoolyard stumper, "Who's buried in Grant's tomb?" While Ulysses S. Grant is indeed buried in Grant's tomb, fresh evidence reveals that Tiffany did not design most of the lavish leaded-glass lamps bearing his name, solving a century-old mystery art historians didn't even know existed ... And that's the way Louis Comfort Tiffany liked it ... "Art history is like detective... (FOX59, IN)
CBS 2 At The Met: Latest Exhibitions Feb 12, 2007
If your taste in art has the Tiffany touch, the Louis Comfort Tiffany exhibit is the place for you. Nan Kempner was one of New York's most glamourous socialites. (CBS New York, NY)
Church listed on National Register Feb 11, 2007
" The church, which is more than a century old, has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Contributed photo BY TIFFANY R. LEONARD The Dispatch Grace Episcopal Church, founded in 1822 as St. Peter's Episcopal Church, has been named by the U.S. Department of the Interior for placement on the National Register of Historic Places."We are delighted it has been listed, and we are eager to share it with the community every chance we get," said the Rev. Tom King, pastor at Grace... (Foster's Daily Democrat)
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What's This? Jan 26, 2007
Blandford Church is believed to be one of only six in the United States with windows exclusively designed and fabricated by artist Louis Comfort Tiffany. Officials believe the church's 15 glass masterpieces were installed between 1904 and 1912. (Richmond Times-Dispatch, VA)
Area women’s achievements acknowledged in exhibit Jan 25, 2007
She had studied at the prestigious Cooper Union in New York City, worked in the studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany, the famous stained-glass designer, and helped plan the 1893 Chicago World s Fair. When she died in 1961 long after her 26-year tenure at Central her collection of works was bequeathed to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. (Scranton Times, PA)
6 great museums in Sunshine State Jan 19, 2007
The impressive Romanesque chapel, designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, is the crown jewel of the Morse Museum, which has the most comprehensive collection of the artist;s work ... The largest assemblage of the work of Salvador Dal; outside Spain and the most comprehensive collection of the creations of Louis Comfort Tiffany are among the prizes ... The glorious Romanesque chapel designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago was a sensation and cemented... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
New scent Truly a tribute to artistry Jan 13, 2007
His great-grandfather is glass artist Louis Comfort Tiffany, and great-great grandfather, jewelry-store founder Charles Lewis Tiffany. Burlingham did inherit the family passion for art and beauty. (Charlotte.com, NC -- Living)
Garden Shimmers With Hand-Blown Wonders Of Glass Jan 8, 2007
" Sixty-five, with paint-splattered shoes, a bush of curly hair and a black patch over his left eye, Chihuly was born in Tacoma, Wash., to a butcher-turned-union organizer father and homemaker mother. As a teenager, he lost his father to a heart attack and his brother to a Navy plane crash. He was depressed but reluctantly enrolled in college at his mother's insistence. Chihuly had decided to pursue a life in interior design and architecture, but learned to melt glass and did some innovative... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Chihuly's world is one of shimmering, kaleidoscopic glass Jan 7, 2007
Like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Rene Lalique before him, Chihuly has helped elevate what often is thought simply as a craft to a fine art and captivated millions who've seen his work. Count among them Bruce Greer, president of the board of trustees at Fairchild, who was instrumental in bringing Chihuly's work here two years in a row. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Several glass exhibitions will make the city shimmer in 2007 Jan 3, 2007
This circa 1896 vase is among 120 objects in "Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages" which continues through Jan. 15 at Carnegie Museum of Art ... In a way, "Glass 2007" has already begun, prefaced by the elegant "Louis Comfort Tiffany: Artist for the Ages" at Carnegie Museum of Art (continuing through Jan. 15), a traveling exhibition that drew crowds in Seattle and Dallas ... This 20th-century interpretation of a classical "Cypriote Vase," made of glass and on a metal stand, is in the... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
