Louis C. Tiffany Lamps Art Glass Stained Glass / In-Depth Illustrated Book

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Superbly illustrated in color, this scarce out-of-print book provides an in-depth pictorial survey of the art glass creations of Louis Comfort Tiffany.
LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY
by Jacob Baal-Teshuva, Taschen, NY, 2001.
“This lavish volume provides an overview of the fifty-year career of Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933).  He is considered one of he most original, versatile, and influential designers, was a leading U.S. proponent of Art Nouveau, and his works are recognized all over the world.  L.C. Tiffany was the oldest son of Charles Louis Tiffany, founder of the prestigious silver and jewelry firm Tiffany & Co., in New York City in the 19th century.  The son refused to join his father’s business, and instead chose to become an artist.  While traveling in Europe, and Africa at the age of 20, he was impressed with the beauty of stained-glass windows he saw in churches.  Returning to the U.S. he experimented with glass and mosaics and developed iridescent glass by exposing it to fumes and metallic oxides, giving it glowing colors.  He called it ‘Favrile’ glass, from the old English word ‘faber’, meaning ‘hand made.’  His Tiffany Studios produced thousands of windows, lamp shades, vases, mosaics, enamels, jewelry, bronzes, and decorating objects.  He was also involved in interior design, furniture, rugs, and ceramics.  He won many awards and medals after exhibiting in 1900 at the International Exhibition in Paris.  His life as a ‘quest for beauty.’”  There are approximately 500 items pictured and described in this fascinating text.
7” x 8.7” hardback with dust cover in NEW condition.  350 pages.
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