Tiffany by Design

YONKERS, N.Y.

:"Tiffany by Design," on view at the Hudson River Museum from January 29 through May 15, will explore the design, construction and fabrication of Tiffany lamps made between 1900 and 1925.

Approximately 50 Tiffany lamps and lamp parts, and one leaded-glass window from the collection of the Neustadt Museum of Tiffany Art, will be displayed as well as black and white photomurals that show Tiffany producing artware in his studio.

Louis Comfort Tiffany focused his earliest interest on leaded glass windows that he produced in Brooklyn glass houses and marketed under the trademarked name "Favrile." Then, spurred by the increasing availability of electricity, Tiffany widened his glass works to produce colored glass lampshades. The Tiffany Studio grew to make a range of decorative objects, from blown glass, to windows, lamps, metalwork, enamels, mosaics and ceramics. Tiffany, the creative force of this enterprise, employed hundreds of master craftsmen and designers.

"Tiffany by Design" looks at the lamp in all its aspects: the technique of constructing a leaded-glass shade; the pattern and complexity of a lamp's shade design, moving from simple to increasingly complex motifs; and the parts of a Tiffany lamp, with their intriguing options for design and selection of lamp bases, shades, finials and hardware.

Finally, the exhibition questions the quality and authenticity of replicas and reproductions by comparing them to Tiffany originals.

"Tiffany by Design" was organized by the Neustadt Museum of Tiffany Art, Long Island City, N.Y., and curated by Nina Gray. The Hudson River Museum is at 511 Warburton Avenue. Hours are Wednesday-Sunday from noon to 5 pm, and Friday, noon to 8 pm. For information 914-963-4550 or hrm.org.