Louis Comfort Tiffany

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Louis Comfort Tiffany was a prominent American artist and designer best known for his innovative stained glass and decorative arts associated with the Art Nouveau movement.

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instanceOf artist
designer
glass artist
person
artisticTechnique copper-foil stained glass technique
opalescent glass
birthDate 1848-02-18
birthPlace New York
New York City
United States
countryOfCitizenship United States
deathDate 1933-01-17
deathPlace New York
New York City
United States
designed interiors for Mark Twain’s Hartford home
interiors for the White House under President Chester A. Arthur
educatedAt National Academy of Design
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
employer Tiffany Studios
familyName Tiffany
father Charles Lewis Tiffany
linked to: Charles L. Tiffany
fatherNotableFor founding Tiffany & Co.
fatherOccupation jeweler
fieldOfWork decorative arts
interior design
stained glass
founded Louis C. Tiffany & Co., Associated Artists
Tiffany Studios
fullName Louis Comfort Tiffany
givenName Louis
movement Aesthetic Movement
linked to: Aestheticism

Art Nouveau
Arts and Crafts movement
nationality American
notableFor Favrile glass
Tiffany lamps
Tiffany stained glass
ecclesiastical stained glass
leadlight windows
notableWork Tiffany Chapel for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition
Tiffany Favrile glass vases
stained glass windows for churches in the United States
occupation artist
businessman
designer
glassmaker
interior decorator
positionHeld art director of Tiffany Studios
residence New York City
spouse Louise Wakeman Knox
Mary Woodbridge Goddard

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Tenth Street Studio Building notableResident John La Farge
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Louis Comfort Tiffany fullName Louis Comfort Tiffany
Petit Château interiorDesigner John La Farge
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Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company founder Louis Comfort Tiffany
Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company predecessor Louis C. Tiffany and Associated Artists
linked to: Louis Comfort Tiffany
Green-Wood Cemetery hasNotableBurials Louis Comfort Tiffany
Favrile glass developedBy Louis Comfort Tiffany
Favrile glass associatedWithPerson Louis Comfort Tiffany
Favrile glass patentHolder Louis Comfort Tiffany
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Mary Woodbridge Goddard spouse Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louise Wakeman Knox spouse Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louise Wakeman Knox familyConnection Tiffany family of artists and designers
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Willard Memorial Chapel hasInteriorDesigner Louis Comfort Tiffany
National Arts Club notableMember Louis Comfort Tiffany
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