A visit to the Taft Museum

Wednesday
Back in July of last year, I posted a collage of Tiffany glass, part of a special exhibition at the Cincinnati Art Museum, which I had enjoyed visiting with my friend E. Today, E. and I went to see another Tiffany exhibition - this time at the Taft Museum. The exhibition is from the Richard H. Driehaus museum in Chicago, one of the foremost private collections of Louis M. Comfort material in the U.S. Besides his signature lamps and some of his magnificent stained glass windows, the exhibition also featured some of his vases, and various other objects from his interior design days - including a fire screen, a large decorative cross and candlesticks.
Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933) was the son of Charles Tiffany,mother founder of the famous jewelry and luxury goods retailer, Tiffany & Co. Instead of joining the family business, however, the young Tiffany trained as a painter in New York and Paris. His first firm was dedicated to full scale lavish interior design, with such high-profile projects as the state rooms of the White House. In 1885 he decided to focus on glass, his signature medium, and soon expanded into metalwork, jewelry, enamels and pottery.
Unfortunately, for this exhibition, they were not allowing photography, so my collage depicts other scenes in the museum, my friend E., and my delicious lunch - smoked trout mousse with crostini, salad, eggs and capers. A very enjoyable day!
One year ago: Mural at Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park