Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany | |
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Tiffany c. 1910 | |
| 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 |
| 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 art glass, especially stained glass and Favrile glass. He is associated with the art nouveau 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 such as vases, ceramics, jewelry, enamels, and metalwork. Glass work by Tiffany Studios is known as Tiffany glass. He was the first design director at his family company, Tiffany & Co., founded by his father Charles Lewis Tiffany.