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Tiffany was born in 1848 in New York.  He was educated at the Flushing Institute and Eagleswood Military Academy in New Jersey.  He spent a brief time at Yale University.  Rather than joining Tiffany & Co., his father's jewelry and silverware company, he decided to become an artist.

Tiffany began his career as a painter.  He was an active member of the American Watercolor Society and the Society of American Artists.  Many of the artists he met through these organizations encouraged him to travel the world.  It was while traveling in France and Italy that Tiffany became impressed with the brilliant stained glass windows of cathedrals and the early Christian mosaics.

In 1890, Tiffany began designing lamps.  With the help of chemists, glass designers and craftsmen, Tiffany created stained glass in 5,000 different colors and textures.  This allowed him to convey subtleties of nature, drapery and the human form.

This is a fabulous exhibit and should be viewed at your leisure.  On display through April 13, 2003 at the Huntsville Museum of Art.            
                              
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