The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation
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The Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation was founded in 1918 by Louis Comfort Tiffany
to operate his estate, Laurelton Hall, in Cold Spring Harbor
, Long Island
. It was designed to be a summer retreat for artists and craftspeople. In 1946 the estate closed and the foundation changed its purpose from a retreat to the bestowing of grants to artists.
In closing down her father's residence after his death, George Frederick Kunz
' daughter, Ruby Zinsser, donated two paintings by Louis C. Tiffany to the Tiffany Foundation. “In 1935, the family of George F. Kunz donated two Tiffany paintings to the picture gallery.” In this, she was following her father’s inclination, since he had previously donated a Syrian bracelet and mineral collection to the Foundation in 1928.
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements...
to operate his estate, Laurelton Hall, in Cold Spring Harbor
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Cold Spring Harbor is a hamlet in Suffolk County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 4,975.Cold Spring Harbor is in the Town of Huntington.-History:...
, Long Island
Long Island
Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban...
. It was designed to be a summer retreat for artists and craftspeople. In 1946 the estate closed and the foundation changed its purpose from a retreat to the bestowing of grants to artists.
In closing down her father's residence after his death, George Frederick Kunz
George Frederick Kunz
George Frederick Kunz was an American mineralogist and mineral collector.- Overview :Kunz was born in New York City, USA, and began an interest in minerals at a very young age. By his teens, he had amassed a collection of over four thousand items, which he sold for four hundred dollars to the...
' daughter, Ruby Zinsser, donated two paintings by Louis C. Tiffany to the Tiffany Foundation. “In 1935, the family of George F. Kunz donated two Tiffany paintings to the picture gallery.” In this, she was following her father’s inclination, since he had previously donated a Syrian bracelet and mineral collection to the Foundation in 1928.
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