Tiffany Glass Exhibit Opens In Virginia

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed)
May 29th 2010 at 9:02PM

Fans of Louis Comfort Tiffany's beautiful glass creations will want to visit the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond. "Tiffany: Color and Light" opened this weekend and will continue until August 15. The exhibition includes more than 170 works by Louis Comfort Tiffany and his studio. Glass objects, leaded-glass windows, lamps, and other decorative items will be displayed along with oil paintings, watercolors, and mosaics. Fourteen objects in the exhibit come from VMFA's internationally renowned collection. "Our own collection of Tiffany treasures has earned the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts the distinction of being the exclusive U.S. venue for the works of this genius of American Decorative arts," says Director Alex Nyerges.

Louis Comfort Tiffany was the son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, the founder of Tiffany & Company in New York City. He studied art in New York and in Paris. He established the Tiffany Glass Company, which became Tiffany Studios in 1900 and at one point, Tiffany Studios employed more than 300 artisans, some of them women, to bring Tiffany's designs and ideas to life.

[via Art Daily]

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Josh W Jun 12th 2010 6:31PM

I went to this exquisite exhibit yesterday at 10:00 AM - the first group to go through. While I had expected a more introspective view of Mr. Tiffany's work, it is an grand survery of the wide variety of his work and the extent to which Art Noveau played a prominent influence in his creations.

I must say that the lamps and church windows were for me, the best parts of the exhibit. The technique, idiosyncrasies, and character of his creations (the windows in particular) reflect the dedication and innovation Mr. Tiffany brought to his field, a true credit he is. For example, there is one window at the end in which part of the window literally appears as if it is underwater; yet another, the illumination of the flame in a lamp appears so vivid it is too easy to assume it is real.

For only $15, you truly cannot miss out on this cultural gateway to a time gone by where quality, dedication, and passion melded into a singular confluence that produced some of the most remarkable art work we will see in a given generation.