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The adjacent Richard H. Driehaus Gallery of Stained Glass Windows opened in 2001 and closed in September 2017. It was devoted to ecclesiastical and secular windows by Louis Comfort Tiffany and interrelated businesses between 1890 and 1930. The windows were from the extensive Tiffany collection of Chicago businessman Richard H. Driehaus. There ...
The Munich Studio of Chicago was a stained-glass window company that operated in Chicago from 1903 to 1932. It was founded by German stained-glass artist Max Guler. It was founded by German stained-glass artist Max Guler.
Chicago Cultural Center. The city of Chicago, Illinois, has many cultural institutions and museums, large and small.Major cultural institutions include: the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Architecture Foundation, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Goodman Theater, Joffrey Ballet, Central Public Harold Washington Library, and the Chicago Cultural Center, all in the Loop;
In addition to the world-renown Art Institute of Chicago, which houses nearly 300,000 works of art alone, there are countless independent spaces to explore—which is exactly why we did a deep ...
Giannini and Hilgart is a studio established in 1899 which manufactured stained glass windows. [1] It was formed by Orlando Giannini, a Swiss-Italian from Ohio, and Frederick Hilgart, born in Germany. [2] [3] The studio created and designed colorful glass windows for businesses, homes, churches, [4] [5] [6] fireplaces, [7] and mantels.
The interiors are replete with marble, onyx, carved exotic and domestic woods, glazed tiles, and stained glass. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] On display are original furnishings from the Nickerson era along with American and European decorative arts of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, including Art Nouveau furnishings and a number of works by Louis ...
Work from the Higgins Glass Studio. Frances Higgins (1912 – 2004) was an American glass artist. She is best known for establishing the Higgins Glass studio with her husband Michael Higgins. [1] Higgins née Stewart was born on December 24, 1912, in Haddock, Georgia.
Exterior view of The Jackman Goldwasser Catwalk Gallery. The Hyde Park Art Center moved into its brand new facility on April 22, 2006. A ribbon cutting ceremony for the new space took place that day, attended by Mayor Richard M. Daley, and several local Chicago aldermen, followed by the grand opening gala that evening. The next weekend, the Art ...