Tiffany, Louis Comfort, 1848-1933

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Dates:
Birth 1848-02-18
Death 1933-01-17
Americans
English

Biographical notes:

Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements. He was affiliated with a prestigious collaborative of designers known as the Associated Artists, which included Lockwood de Forest, Candace Wheeler, and Samuel Colman. Tiffany designed stained glass windows and lamps, glass mosaics, blown glass, ceramics, jewellery , enamels, and metalwork. He was the first design director at his family company, Tiffany and Co., founded by his father Charles Lewis Tiffany.

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  • Art, American
  • Art
  • Artisans
  • Decorative art
  • Glass art, American
  • Painters
  • Painting, American
  • Stained glass
  • Stained glass industry
  • Stained glass windows

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Places:

  • New York City, NY, US

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