New Light on Tiffany March 12, 2007

Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) is celebrated today as one of the most influential designers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The proposed exhibition will present new information on the designing, production, and marketing of Tiffany lamps gleaned from recently discovered correspondence written by Clara Driscoll, head of the so-called 'Women's Glass Cutting Department' at Tiffany Studios. The exhibition will explore the role of the 'Tiffany girls,' the 27 women responsible for making Tiffany lamps, windows, mosaics, and other luxury goods--and their talented leader and designer, Clara Driscoll. Anchoring the installation will be approximately 50 Tiffany lamps, windows, ceramics, enamels and mosaics, supplemented by related documents and photographs.