born Feb. 18, 1848, New York, N.Y., U.S.
died Jan. 17, 1933, New York City
U.S. painter, craftsman, philanthropist, decorator, and designer.
The son of the famous jeweler Charles Louis Tiffany (18121902), he studied painting with American painter George Inness and in Paris; he was a recognized painter before he began to experiment with stained glass in 1875. He founded a glassmaking factory in Queens, N.Y., in 1878. There he developed an iridescent glass he called Favrile, which achieved widespread popularity in Europe. After 1900 Tiffany's firm ventured into lamps, jewelry, pottery, and bibelots. He is internationally recognized as one of the greatest forces of the Art Nouveau style.
Vase of Favrile glass made by Louis Comfort Tiffany, New York City, 1896; in the Victoria and ...
Courtesy of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London