Tiffany, Louis Comfort, 1848-1933

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Painter, craftsman; New York City and Oyster Bay, N.Y.

Was the son of the founder of Tiffany and Company jewelry firm of which he was vice president and director. Was also president and art director of Tiffany Studios, which produced Tiffany Favrile glass that he originated. In 1918 he established the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation for art students at Oyster Bay Long Island.

From the description of Louis Comfort Tiffany scrapbook, 1902-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122389734
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referencedIn Mitchell, Alfred, 1832-. Mitchell-Tiffany family papers, 1803-1932 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Diaries, 1871-1882. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Tiffany, Louis Comfort, 1848-1933. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Edwin Howland Blashfield Papers, 1870-1956 (bulk 1889-1936) New-York Historical Society
creatorOf TIFFANY, LOUIS COMFORT. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
referencedIn Joseph Lindon Smith papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Edward Gay and Gay family papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Library Collection of Study Photographs and Clippings, ca. 1930-2000 Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
referencedIn Tiffany, Louis Comfort, 1848-1933 : [miscellaneous ephemeral material]. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
referencedIn Clarke, William J., 1915-1997. William J. Clarke photographs, ca. 1989. Fairfield Historical Society Library
referencedIn Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation records Archives of American Art
referencedIn Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848-1936. Papers, 1867-1936. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Library Collection of Study Photographs and Clippings, ca. 1930-2000 Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, The Clark
creatorOf Brooklyn Museum. Dept. of Photography. Records, Exhibition negatives: installations. Tiffany Glass & Lamps. 1990-1991. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf White, Stanford, 1853-1906. Stanford White correspondence and architectural drawings, 1887-1922, (bulk 1887-1907). Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Louis Comfort Tiffany scrapbook Archives of American Art
referencedIn Programs, 1821-1959. Winterthur Library
referencedIn Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library. Collection of Macbeth Gallery exhibition checklists and newspaper clippings, 1906-1944 (bulk 1906-1935) Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf Hay, John, 1838-1905. Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Taylor" to "Upton." Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Tiffany, Louis Comfort, 1848-1933. Louis Comfort Tiffany : artist file : study photographs and reproductions of works of art with accompanying documentation 1930?-1990 [graphic] [compiled by staff of The Museum of Modern Art, New York]. Frick Art Reference Library of The Frick Collection
referencedIn Robert Koch papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Gary A. Reynolds papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Tiffany, Louis Comfort, 1848-1933. Artist file. Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
referencedIn Pach Brothers Portrait Photograph Collection, 1867-1947, undated (bulk 1880-1940) New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Eldredge, Frank W. The Frank Eldredge collection, 1863-1864. Glenn G. Bartle Library
referencedIn Mitchell-Tiffany family papers, 1803-1932 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
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associatedWith Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. person
associatedWith Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848-1936. person
associatedWith Brooklyn Museum. Dept. of Photography. corporateBody
associatedWith Clarke, William J., 1915-1997. person
associatedWith Eldredge, Frank W. person
associatedWith Gay, Edward, 1837-1928. person
associatedWith Hay, John, 1838-1905. person
associatedWith Koch, Robert, 1918-2003. person
associatedWith Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation. corporateBody
associatedWith Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.). Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Mitchell, Alfred, 1790-1831 person
associatedWith Mitchell, Alfred, 1832- person
associatedWith Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Reynolds, Gary A. person
associatedWith Smith, Joseph Lindon, 1863-1950. person
associatedWith Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Library. corporateBody
associatedWith White, Stanford, 1853-1906. person
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