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- Art Nouveau, Nature, and Louis Comfort Tiffany - Art Nouveau, featuring bold color contrasts and organic lines inspired by nature, was an attempt by artists and designers in Europe and the United States in the 1890s to create a modern aesthetic for the emerging 20th century.
- March 10, 2021
- Collections - article
Art Nouveau, Nature, and Louis Comfort Tiffany
Art Nouveau, featuring bold color contrasts and organic lines inspired by nature, was an attempt by artists and designers in Europe and the United States in the 1890s to create a modern aesthetic for the emerging 20th century.
- Beyond Favrile: Louis Comfort Tiffany and American Culture - Learn more about the ebbs and flows of the impact of Louis Comfort Tiffany on American culture, both during his lifetime and beyond, well into the 20th century.
- March 31, 2021
- Collections - article
Beyond Favrile: Louis Comfort Tiffany and American Culture
Learn more about the ebbs and flows of the impact of Louis Comfort Tiffany on American culture, both during his lifetime and beyond, well into the 20th century.
- Art Glass - Art Glass is ornamental and decorative glass dating from the mid-to-late 19th century through the early 20th century. Makers of Art Glass employed newly developed technologies for producing vibrant colors and surface textures. This is most famously seen in the iridescent surfaces of Louis Comfort Tiffany and his contemporaries, although Art Glass took many shapes and forms.
- July 26, 2017
- Collections - Set
Art Glass
Art Glass is ornamental and decorative glass dating from the mid-to-late 19th century through the early 20th century. Makers of Art Glass employed newly developed technologies for producing vibrant colors and surface textures. This is most famously seen in the iridescent surfaces of Louis Comfort Tiffany and his contemporaries, although Art Glass took many shapes and forms.
- Behind the Scenes: Conservation of Our Tiffany Kerosene Floor Lamp - Learn how conservators at The Henry Ford worked with Ford Motor Company's Advanced Manufacturing Center to 3D-print a new base for a rare Tiffany floor lamp from our collection.
- March 24, 2021
- Collections - article
Behind the Scenes: Conservation of Our Tiffany Kerosene Floor Lamp
Learn how conservators at The Henry Ford worked with Ford Motor Company's Advanced Manufacturing Center to 3D-print a new base for a rare Tiffany floor lamp from our collection.
- Tiffany and Art Glass - Explore the history of Art Glass from early works in the 1880s, through its most well-known creator, Louis Comfort Tiffany, to TIffany's competitors and the end of the movement in the early 20th century.
- March 18, 2021
- Collections - article
Tiffany and Art Glass
Explore the history of Art Glass from early works in the 1880s, through its most well-known creator, Louis Comfort Tiffany, to TIffany's competitors and the end of the movement in the early 20th century.
- Studio Glass Expert on Display: Paul Stankard - Paul Stankard is one of the founders of the Studio Glass movement of the 1960s and 1970s, and you can see examples of his work in Henry Ford Museum's newest exhibit, the Davidson-Gerson Modern Glass Gallery.
- October 21, 2016
- Collections - article
Studio Glass Expert on Display: Paul Stankard
Paul Stankard is one of the founders of the Studio Glass movement of the 1960s and 1970s, and you can see examples of his work in Henry Ford Museum's newest exhibit, the Davidson-Gerson Modern Glass Gallery.
- Art Nouveau at The Henry Ford - In the 1890s, artists and designers in Europe and the United States attempted to create a modern aesthetic for the 20th century. The decorative style that emerged, Art Nouveau, featured bold color contrasts and organic lines, sometimes flowing gracefully and sometimes sharply undulating--like a whiplash. This expert set explores Art Nouveau's beginnings, its expression in American design, and references to the style in later examples.
- October 22, 2019
- Collections - Set
Art Nouveau at The Henry Ford
In the 1890s, artists and designers in Europe and the United States attempted to create a modern aesthetic for the 20th century. The decorative style that emerged, Art Nouveau, featured bold color contrasts and organic lines, sometimes flowing gracefully and sometimes sharply undulating--like a whiplash. This expert set explores Art Nouveau's beginnings, its expression in American design, and references to the style in later examples.
- Dr. Comfort's Candy-Covered Cathartic Compills, circa 1890 - Nineteenth-century entrepreneurs promised cures with patent medicines. Some of these concoctions, however, contained harmful ingredients or ingredients used in unsafe quantities -- the industry was unregulated and manufacturers were secretive about their recipes. Beginning with the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, national legislation increasingly prohibited misleading health claims and required manufacturers to list their product's contents.
- circa 1890
- Collections - Artifact
Dr. Comfort's Candy-Covered Cathartic Compills, circa 1890
Nineteenth-century entrepreneurs promised cures with patent medicines. Some of these concoctions, however, contained harmful ingredients or ingredients used in unsafe quantities -- the industry was unregulated and manufacturers were secretive about their recipes. Beginning with the Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, national legislation increasingly prohibited misleading health claims and required manufacturers to list their product's contents.
- Artist in Residence: Dean Allison - We interview our latest glass artist in residence, Dean Allison, on his background and inspirations.
- August 12, 2019
- Collections - article
Artist in Residence: Dean Allison
We interview our latest glass artist in residence, Dean Allison, on his background and inspirations.
- Digitizing Our Newest Exhibit - We’re happy to announce that we’ve already digitized about 80% of the modern studio glass pieces going on exhibit in Henry Ford Museum's Davidson-Gerson Modern Glass Gallery.
- October 11, 2016
- Collections - article
Digitizing Our Newest Exhibit
We’re happy to announce that we’ve already digitized about 80% of the modern studio glass pieces going on exhibit in Henry Ford Museum's Davidson-Gerson Modern Glass Gallery.