Tiffany by Design
Traveling exhibition, 2004-2008
Tiffany by Design is an exhibition of lamps and related materials made by Tiffany Studios from the permanent collection of The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass, Long Island City, NY. Curated by Nina Gray for the Neustadt Collection, the show explores the construction and design of Tiffany lamps made between 1900 and 1918.
Louis C. Tiffany opened his furnaces in Corona, Queens in 1892 to make his own opalescent glass which he marketed under the trademarked name "Favrile." He capitalized on the increasing availability of electricity in the development of artificially illuminated glass lampshades. The opalescent character of the glass diffused the light, and the method of constructing the shades was derived from techniques used in making leaded-glass windows.
Tiffany Studios produced thousands of lamps in hundreds of designs, although many of the designs were closely related. Examining the ways in which the forms, patterns and motifs were changed and adapted from object to object illuminates the design vocabulary of Tiffany Studios. The wide range of possibilities becomes evident with a comparison of a single design in different color schemes or a single motif in different shapes and sizes.
Venues:
Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN
May 9 – August 24, 2008
Allentown Art Museum, Allentown, PA
October 7, 2007 – January 6, 2008
Riverside Metropolitan Museum, Riverside, CA
April 5 – July 8, 2007
Pensacola Museum of Art, Pensacola, FL
October 20, 2006 – January 13, 2007
The Long Island Museum of American Art, History and Carriages, Stony Brook, NY
February 11 – June 11, 2006
Wichita Art Museum, Wichita, KS
September 25, 2005 – January 8, 2006
Hudson River Museum, Yonkers, NY
January 29 – May 15, 2005
The Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery, Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA
August 27 – October 10, 2004
Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY
March 2003-June 2004
Tiffany: Behind the Glass
Queens Museum of Art
September 10, 2000 – January 29, 2001
A highly interactive exhibition of glasswork by legendary master of decorative arts and Queens entrepreneur, Louis Comfort Tiffany.
Unlike previous shows that focused exclusively on finished products, Tiffany: Behind the Glass examines the complete process of construction, manufacture, marketing and conservation of lamps and windows from the Tiffany Studios in Corona, Queens.
This exhibition was curated by Dr. Elizabeth De Rosa for The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass and organized in conjunction with the Queens Museum of Art.
Additional support provided by the Department of Cultural Affairs; New York State Council on the Arts; Astoria Federal Savings; the Henry Luce Foundation, New York.
The Lamps of Tiffany: Highlights from the Egon and Hildegard Neustadt Collection
Traveling exhibition, 1993 - 2004
Egon and Hildegard Neustadt were among the earliest collectors of Tiffany objects. They began their collection with the purchase of a single lamp in 1935 and over the next fifty years assembled the most important Tiffany lamp collection in the world. This exhibition of more than forty lamps and two windows offers an overview of the Neustadts' incomparable collection and showcases fine and rare library, desk, reading and floor lamps as well as hanging shades and chandeliers.
Venues:
The Albany Institute of History & Art, Albany, NY
October 18, 2003-February 15, 2004
Huntsville Museum of Art, Huntsville, AL
February 2-April 13, 2003
Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, GA
March 12-June 9, 2002
Museum of Arts & Sciences, Macon, GA
November 9, 2001-February 3, 2002
Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington, DE
October 8, 1999-January 2, 2000
Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
May 7-September 5, 1999
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, AL
January 30- March 28, 1999
Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN
May 8-August 21, 1994
Lowe Art Museum at The University of Miami, Miami, FL
December 8, 1993 – February 27, 1994