Louis Comfort Tiffany

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artist designer glass artist person

Louis Comfort Tiffany was a prominent American artist and designer best known for his innovative stained glass and decorative arts associated with the Art Nouveau movement.

Aliases (2)

John La Farge ×2
Tiffany Studios ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artist → designer → glass artist → person →
artisticTechnique	copper-foil stained glass technique → opalescent glass →
birthDate	1848-02-18 →
birthPlace	New York → New York City → United States →
countryOfCitizenship	United States →
deathDate	1933-01-17 →
deathPlace	New York NERFINISHED → New York City NERFINISHED → United States →
designed	interiors for Mark Twain’s Hartford home → interiors for the White House under President Chester A. Arthur →
educatedAt	National Academy of Design → Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts →
employer	Tiffany Studios →
familyName	Tiffany →
father	Charles Lewis Tiffany →
fatherNotableFor	founding Tiffany & Co. →
fatherOccupation	jeweler →
fieldOfWork	decorative arts → interior design → stained glass →
founded	Louis C. Tiffany & Co., Associated Artists → Tiffany Studios →
fullName	Louis Comfort Tiffany →
givenName	Louis →
movement	Aesthetic Movement → Art Nouveau → Arts and Crafts movement →
nationality	American →
notableFor	Favrile glass → Tiffany lamps → Tiffany stained glass → ecclesiastical stained glass → leadlight windows →
notableWork	Tiffany Chapel for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition → Tiffany Favrile glass vases → stained glass windows for churches in the United States →
occupation	artist → businessman → designer → glassmaker → interior decorator →
positionHeld	art director of Tiffany Studios →
residence	New York City →
spouse	Louise Wakeman Knox → Mary Woodbridge Goddard →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tiffany glass dome ("Tiffany Studios") →	associatedWith
Charles L. Tiffany →	child
Tiffany glass dome →	designedBy
Louis Comfort Tiffany →	fullName
Petit Château ("John La Farge") →	interiorDesigner
Art Nouveau →	notableDesigner
Tenth Street Studio Building ("John La Farge") →	notableResident