Louis Tiffany Biography

Louis Tiffany biography

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NAME: Louis Comfort Tiffany
OCCUPATION: Painter, Entrepreneur
BIRTH DATE: February 18, 1848
DEATH DATE: January 17, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York

PLACE OF DEATH: New York, New York

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Louis Tiffany was an internationally renowned glass maker and the man behind the famous Tiffany lamp.

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Louis Tiffany’s experiments with stained glass, begun in 1875, led to the establishment of his own glassmaking factory in New York City. By the 1890s he was a leading glass producer, experimenting with unique means of coloring. Having established a firm known as Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company, Tiffany’s innovations made him a leader of the Art Nouveau movement.