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Author De Kay, Charles, 1848-1935, author.

Title Tiffany / author: Charles de Kay
Published New York, USA : Parkstone Press International, [2011?]

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Description 1 online resource (255 pages) : illustrations
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Contents Biography; TIFFANY THE PAINTER; TIFFANY THE MAKER OF STAINED GLASS; THE WOMAN THAT FEARETH THE LORD, SHESHALL BE PRAISED. GIVE HER OF THE FRUIT OF HERHANDS AND LET HER OWN WORKS PRAISE HER INTHE GATES.; FAVRILE GLASS; ENAMELS AND JEWELRY; AFTERWORD; List of illustrations
Summary A jeweler with an established reputation through the world, Louis Comfort Tiffany spearheaded the Art Nouveau movement in the United States. At a time and in a country in perpetual growth, Tiffany succeeded in elevating the decorative to the rank of fine art.Tiffany's workshops specialized in glass, where they developed groundbreaking techniques that resulted in beautiful effects. Following the examples of Gallé or Daum, Tiffany made the most of colours, opaqueness and transparency. However, Tiffany's greatest success was in his mosaic glass lamps, similar to the stained-glass windows of cathe
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Description based on online resource, PDF version (viewed Nov. 6, 2023)
Subject Tiffany, Louis Comfort, 1848-1933.
SUBJECT Tiffany, Louis Comfort, 1848-1933 fast
Subject Glass artists -- United States -- Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Artists, Architects, Photographers.
CRAFTS & HOBBIES -- Glass & Glassware.
Glass artists
United States
Genre/Form Biographies
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2023300643
ISBN 9781780422329
1780422326
Other Titles Art work of Louis C. Tiffany. Selections