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Book Synopsis'Louis C. Tiffany and the Art of Devotion' is the first volume to explore the vast assortment of church decorations and memorials produced by Louis C. Tiffany (1848-1933) and the Tiffany Studios. For over 50 years Tiffany oversaw the production and marketing of a multitude of decorative elements for numerous chapels, churches and synagogues, afforded by the late 19th century American boom in religious building. Although an important part of the ecclesiastical business consisted of the vibrantly coloured leaded-glass windows most famously associated with his name, Tiffany was interested in the bigger picture and employed designers, draftsmen, and craftspeople to produce a complete interior design, including mosaics, windows, floors,lighting, furniture, altarpieces, pulpits, candlesticks, headstones and mausolea, vestments and jewellery. This beautifully illustrated volume includes preliminary designs, cartoons, watercolour sketches and archival photographs designs and products, many never published before. In numerous cases these are the only surviving remnants of buildings which have long since been demolished.
Table of ContentsPreface -Ena Heller, Director, MOBIA; Acknowledgments by Elizabeth De Rosa, Lindsy R. Parrott, Patricia C. Pongracz, Diane C. Wright; American Religion in the Age of the City, 1880-1915 Peter W. Williams; Louis Comfort Tiffany's Gospel of Good Taste Jennifer Perry Thalheimer; Tiffany Studios' Business of Religious Art Patricia C. Pongracz; "Unimaginable Splendours of Colour": Tiffany's Opalescent Glass Lindsy R. Parrott; With Joyous Hope and Reverent Memory: The Patrons of Tiffany's Religious Art Elizabeth De Rosa; Innovation by Design: Frederick Wilson and Tiffany Studios' Stained Glass Design Diane C. Wright; Agnes Northrop: Tiffany Studios' Designer of Floral and Landscape Windows Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen; Translations in Light: The May Memorial Window at Temple Emanu-El, New York Elka Deitsch; Exhibition Checklist; Selected Bibliography; Photo Credits; Index.
