Louis tiffany biography

American stained glass and jewelry designer (1848–1933)

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 stained glass. He is associated with the art nouveau^[1] 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, ceramics, jewellery, enamels, and metalwork.^[2] He was the first design director at his family company, Tiffany & Co., founded by his father Charles Lewis Tiffany.^[3][4][5]

Early life and education

Tiffany was born in New York City, the son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of Tiffany and Company, and Harriet Olivia Avery Young.

He attended school at Pennsy Toggle share options DIRIG