Please post here if you can join us in May. We'd like to invite Susan Vreeland to join us. Discussion Schedule: May 2-8 Chapters 1 – 12 p. 101 Related Links: NPR Interview with Susan Vreeland (http://www.npr.org/2011/01/09/132781989/-Clara-And-Mr-Tiffany-A-Brightly-Colored-Story); Morse Museum, Winter Park, FL - World's largest collection of Tiffany glass (http://www.morsemuseum.org/collection/louis_comfort_tiffany.html); Discussion Leaders: Pedln (ann.bartlett@att.net ) & Annie (ADOANNIE35@YAHOO.COM) |
Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of Tiffany & Co. in 1837, succeeded in providing the elite with classic silver jewelry. A recognized blue box and white ribbon has been the staple for Tiffany & Co., enticing buyers since the beginning, such as Queen Victoria of England, and to this day keeps with Tiffany’s vision of timeless, elegant pieces.
In June of 1998, Dream Garden was sold to casino owner Steve Wynn, who planned to move it to Las Vegas. Philadelphia historians, artists, activitists (notably the Arts Defense League), and press protested the proposed move — and the Pew Charitable Trusts agreed to provide $3.5 million to the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in order to purchase the important work. The work is now owned by the Pennsylvania Academy, and is permanently installed in its rightful home in the Curtis Center lobby.
Though there was an attempt to sell the mural for 9 million dollars to a casino owner in the late 1990s, Philadelphia designated the mural a "historic object" putting a stop to the sale. Eventually ownership of the mural was handed over to be jointly shared by four Philadelphia cultural institutions.
“Clara’s letters reveal many facets of her work at Tiffany Studios,(Sotheby's)
iincluding her work as a designer, and her interactions with her staff
and the Tiffany managers. The two collections of correspondence
are Round Robin letters written by Clara, her three sisters, her mother and
occasionally other relatives. Each person penned a weekly account of their lives, and then the letters were circulatedt among the family members. The letters were assigned a number corresponding to the week, and then gathered together at the end of the year “
Please post here if you can join us in May. We'd like to invite Susan Vreeland to join us. Discussion Schedule: May 1 --7 Chapters 1 – 12 p. 101 Related Links: NPR Interview with Susan Vreeland (http://www.npr.org/2011/01/09/132781989/-Clara-And-Mr-Tiffany-A-Brightly-Colored-Story); Morse Museum, Winter Park, FL - World's largest collection of Tiffany glass (http://www.morsemuseum.org/collection/louis_comfort_tiffany.html); Discussion Leaders: Pedln (ann.bartlett@att.net ) & Annie (ADOANNIE35@YAHOO.COM) Quote Of course I have not the foggiest notion of how to post it!! Help! OK, we're working on that, JoanR, and will get back to you very pronto. I can't wait to see it. Do you use photobucket, by any chance? Ella, I'm glad you have your book, and while I would hardly strive to keep your sister from your door, I will say that we hope you have no other distractions to keep you from your reading. Sally, all our fingers are crossed for you. Ah, Callie, this is not biology class. We'll just gossip. |