‘TIFFANY BY DESIGN’ OPENS OCT. 7 AT ALLENTOWN ART MUSEUM

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ALLENTOWN, PENN. – “Tiffany by Design” will be on view October 7–January 6 in the Kress Gallery. A preview party will take place Saturday, October 6, 6 to 8 pm.

“Tiffany by Design” is an exhibition of lamps, a stained glass window, metalwork and related materials made by Tiffany Studios and Tiffany Furnaces under the direction of Louis Comfort Tiffany. The show explores the construction, fabrication, design and qualities of Tiffany lamps made between 1900 and 1925.

Forty objects will be featured, including table lamps, chandeliers, bases, accessories, a three-part model of a Tiffany shade in the making and a leaded glass window. Large photographs of Tiffany Studios and the factory workers, and extensive didactic material are included. The objects are a part of the large collection of Tiffany lamps and glass collected by Dr Egon Neustadt and his wife Hildegard between 1935 and 1984. In 1970 Neustadt published The Lamps of Tiffany based on his collection; the book is now a rare collector’s item.

“Tiffany by Design” showcases a wide variety of Tiffany lamps, including some examples which are rare and one-of-a-kind.

Dr Lee A. Vedder, director of collections and exhibitions, is site curator for this exhibition, which was organized by The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass, Long Island City, New York.

The museum is at 31 North Fifth Street. For information, www.allentownartmuseum.org or 610-432-4333, extension 10.