Charles Tiffany Biography

Charles Tiffany biography

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NAME: Charles Lewis Tiffany
OCCUPATION: Artist
BIRTH DATE: February 18, 1848
DEATH DATE: January 17, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York City, New York

PLACE OF DEATH: New York City, New York
AKA: Louis Comfort Tiffany

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Charles Tiffany was a painter and designer of the Art Nouveau style, and the son of the famous jeweler Charles Lewis Tiffany who founded Tiffany & Co.

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Charles Tiffany was a painter, craftsman, philanthropist and designer of the Art Nouveau style. The son of the jeweler Charles Lewis Tiffany who founded Tiffany & Co., Louis studied various art forms in Paris. Upon returning the the U.S., he joined the National Academy of Design and began to experiment with stained glass. He eventually become hugely famous for "Favrile", an iridescent glass.