Clara and Mr. Tiffany
A Art, Historical, Fiction book. Reproducing nature slavishly is not art. Susan Vreeland, Clara and Mr. Tiffany
Against the unforgettable backdrop of New York near the turn of the twentieth century, from the Gilded Age world of formal balls and opera to the immigrant poverty of the Lower East Side, bestselling author Susan Vreeland again breathes life into a work of art in this extraordinary novel, which brings a woman once lost in the shadows into vivid color.It’s 1893, and at the Chicago World’s Fair,...
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- Pages: 432 pages
- ISBN: 9781400068166 / 1400068169
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Exercise your eyes. Take pleasure in the grace of shape and the excitement of color. Susan Vreeland, Clara and Mr. Tiffany Edwin must have extended himself to this woman who the world would never know existed. His compassion for others had a strange effect on me. Every time I learned of some help he gave to someone, I felt he was giving the kindness to me. Susan Vreeland, Clara and Mr. Tiffany Reproducing nature slavishly is not art. Susan Vreeland, Clara and Mr. Tiffany
Clara Driscoll worked for Louis Comfort Tiffany, of Tiffany glass and lampshades during the late 1800's-early 1900's. She always felt that her artistry was not of the same caliber as Mr. Tiffany and some of the other women in his employ. She was hired back after her husband's death to be a manager, not an artist, after all. But she... One of the better novels I have (ever) read. Absolutely transporting, articulately written, perfectly paced, and sensuous in every detail-- You truly smell, taste, see the grit and the beauty of Victorian New York along with Clara and her cast of colorful characters. It's everything you wish a novel to be.. Makes you feel, makes you... Clara and Mr. Tiffany is a fictional novel based on fairly recently discovered information about the work and studio of Louis Comfort Tiffany, the Tiffany of the stained glass windows and the lamps, son of the Tiffany of the jewelry store.` A 2007 museum exhibit, inspired in part by the letters of Clara Driscoll, cast a new light on...
