Louis Comfort Tiffany

Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany
	Tiffany c. 1908
Born	February 18, 1848; New York City, U.S.
Died	January 17, 1933 (aged 84); New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Green-Wood Cemetery (Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.)
Education	Pennsylvania Military Academy; Eagleswood Military Academy
Known for	Favrile glass, Tiffany lamps
Spouse(s)	Mary Woodbridge Goddard (1872–1884; her death); Louise Wakeman Knox (1886–1904; her death)
Children	8, including Dorothy Burlingham
Parent(s)	Charles Lewis Tiffany; Harriet Olivia Avery Young
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Louis Comfort Tiffany (February 18, 1848 – January 17, 1933) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is associated with the art nouveau^[1] and aesthetic art movements. He was affiliated with a prestigious collaborative of designers known as the Associated Artists, which included Lockwood de Forest, Candace Wheeler, and Samuel Colman. Tiffany designed stained glass windows and lamps, glass mosaics, blown glass, ceramics, jewellery, enamels, and metalwork.^[2] He was the first design director at his family company, Tiffany & Co., founded by his father Charles Lewis Tiffany.^[3]^[4]^[5]

^ Lander, David. "The Buyable Past: Quezal Glass" Archived August 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine American Heritage (April/May 2006)
^ Warmus, William. The Essential Louis Comfort Tiffany. New York: Abrams, 2001. Pages 5–8.
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[Lander-1] Lander, David. "The Buyable Past: Quezal Glass" Archived August 29, 2008, at the Wayback Machine American Heritage (April/May 2006)

[2] Warmus, William. The Essential Louis Comfort Tiffany. New York: Abrams, 2001. Pages 5–8.

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Louis Comfort Tiffany
Tiffany c. 1908
Born	(1848-02-18)February 18, 1848 New York City, U.S.
Died	January 17, 1933(1933-01-17) (aged 84) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Green-Wood Cemetery (Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.)
Education	Pennsylvania Military Academy Eagleswood Military Academy
Known for	Favrile glass, Tiffany lamps
Spouse(s)	Mary Woodbridge Goddard (1872–1884; her death) Louise Wakeman Knox (1886–1904; her death)
Children	8, including Dorothy Burlingham
Parent(s)	Charles Lewis Tiffany Harriet Olivia Avery Young
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