Louis Comfort Tiffany

by Hanks, David A.; Driehaus, Richard H. (CON); Faier, John

• ISBN13: 9781580933537
• ISBN10: 158093353X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2013-09-10
• Publisher: Monacelli Pr

Summary

A seminal artist of the Gilded Age, Louis Comfort Tiffany is the best known and most widely collected figure in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century American decorative arts. The splendid objects from the Driehaus Collection, installed as the inaugural exhibition of the Richard H. Driehaus Museum, showcase a wide variety of Tiffany’s work in an architectural setting of the period.   Newly commissioned photographs by John Faier highlight the subtle detail and rich coloring of each object, revealing why Tiffany is so revered as a designer. Essays by Richard H. Driehaus and David A. Hanks explore the collector’s vision and Tiffany Studios’s largely unknown legacy in Chicago.   Vividly colored, enriched with ornament, and boldly scaled, the book provides an intimate look into the artistry and craftsmanship of Tiffany, and is a unique opportunity for collectors and enthusiasts alike to experience the objects as never before seen.

Author Biography

David A. Hanks is the curator of the Stewart Program for Modern Design in Montreal. He has written extensively on nineteenth- and twentieth-century decorative design, including The Century of Modern Design.
 
Richard H. Driehaus, Chicago businessman, philanthropist, and founder of the Driehaus Museum, is a prominent collector of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century fine and decorative arts.