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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 709.2
EAN num: 9780300117875
ISBN number: 0300117876
Label: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Manufacturer: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 276
Printing Date: December 01, 2006
Publishing house: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sale Popularity Level: 548168
Studio: Metropolitan Museum of Art
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This beautiful book focuses on Laurelton Hall, Louis Comfort Tiffany’s extraordinary country estate in Oyster Bay, Long Island, New York. Beginning in 1902, Tiffany (1848–1933) designed every aspect of the immense home, which had eighty-four rooms and eight levels, and extensive grounds into which the house was carefully integrated. Tiffany’s residential masterpiece was also a quasi-museum, for he filled it with his own works—windows, glassware, pottery, enamels, lamps, oil paintings, and watercolors—as well as with objects from his collections of Islamic, Asian, and Native American art.
Laurelton Hall burned down in 1957, but about ten years earlier most of its contents had been removed and sold. Every aspect of the estate is examined and re-created in this volume: its terraced gardens with fountains and pools; the many outbuildings; and Tiffany’s life there. The interior decoration of Laurelton Hall, a particular focus of the book, is represented by both numerous period photographs and newly commissioned colour photography of surviving artworks and salvaged architectural components from the estate. For all who admire Tiffany and his work, this book presents a unique portrait of his remarkable home.
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I found this book very dry. I am a Tiffany fan and create Tiffany stained glass reproductions as a hobby. I think anyone who is not already a devotee should think twice about this book. I really doesn't add much to the information already out there. Cut and paste literature at best.
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This is an excellent and scholarly book filled with incredible photos and descriptions of LCT's home, Laurelton Hall. The author has written a series of fine chapters that look at all aspects of this magnificent residence. What the fire at Laurelton destroyed, this book restores with words and photos. For all of you who love Tiffany's artistry, this book is not to be missed!
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Nicely put together and informative for those who are seriously interested in the life and works of Louis Comfort Tiffany.
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