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Celebrate Art of
the Tiffany Era
Three unique
exhibitions
February
11, 2012 - May 20, 2012 - Feature Galleries
The Tiffany family design legacy is celebrated in this unique mix
of
exhibitions featuring Louis Comfort Tiffany’s stained glass of the art
nouveau era and a rare collection of Tiffany & Co.’s decorative
firearms. Charles Lewis Tiffany established Tiffany & Co. in 1837; his
son Louis Comfort Tiffany later founded Tiffany Studios, renowned for
exquisite decorative objects.
Out of the Forest: Art
Nouveau Lamps includes
twenty lamps by Tiffany Studios and other lamp manufacturers of the art
nouveau era, all from the private collection of Byron Vreeland.
In Company with Angels:
Seven Rediscovered Tiffany Windows
debuts seven magnificent stained glass church windows by Tiffany
Studios recently salvaged after years in storage.
Tiffany & Co. Arms from
the Robert M. Lee Collection
features the finest-known collection of privately owned arms—including
fine guns and a presentation sword—rivaled only by those on view in the
Robert M. Lee Gallery of American Arms at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, New York. |
