holy cow. tiffany window added to art institute's permanent collection.

[mopinko]

couldnt figure how to link to the video here.
click through. 3 min of wow.

https://news.wttw.com/2021/06/02/landscape-made-light-and-glass-joins-permanent-collection-art-institute?fbclid=IwAR3QG0rlDaigsA_ZCVczQlzH8XN2pylZQi49T8uzGkO5efF0x0Nz6pqBgxc

full disclosure- i am an alum of the school of the art institute.

[pandr32]

1. Exquisite

[hlthe2b]

2. soo, beautiful!

Always a fan of TIffany glass, but that is really spectacular.

[mopinko]

3. i may have to leave my bubble and go see it.

i have mixed emotions about the place. but it is like no other.

[Cracklin Charlie]

4. Gorgeous!

And masterfully displayed.

[mopinko]

5. i love that particular gallery.

it's so very chicago.

[JudyM]

21. I love the Art Institute.

The scale of the place, the Water Lillies, the Rodin sculptures…

[UpInArms]

6. So magnificent

am blown away by its beauty ...

Thank you for posting

[mopinko]

7. hey, any chance to get on my chi-booster soapbox.

the epicenter of civilization if you ask me. no better city anywhere.

[ornotna]

8. Wonderful

Here's a 48 minute video of the installation.

Virtual Member Lecture: A New Setting for Tiffany Glass—The Hartwell Memorial Window

[mopinko]

12. wonderful. thank you.

[BadGimp]

9. Wonderful, thanks you!

[NewEnglandAutumn]

10. Sad

This window was commissioned by a widow in honor of her husband. She paid for it and intended for it to be in the church. To sell it shows complete disregard for the person who paid for it and the man it was intended to honor.

[mopinko]

11. they couldnt afford to take care of it.

that happens a lot.
they sold it w the stated promise that it would be restored. that isnt a job for amateurs.

[ornotna]

13. Why?

It's been fully restored and more people will get to see it, and more people will know who had it made and why.

[Rabrrrrrr]

16. and how do you know the family weren't consulted?

Also, the value of the window might very well have gotten to the point that the church couldn't afford to insure it anymore; and as the article states, they definitely couldn't afford to clean it up.

I've spent a lot of time in churches, and I can tell you that gifts are often made that are good-intentioned but they are made with no provision for the future and become terrible burdens on later congregations.

[BobTheSubgenius]

14. I don't think anyone will hold a wee bit of partisanship against you, if it exists.

You should be proud of being an alum of such an institution!

Thank you for the big dose of beauty!!! People are generally less aware of Chicago's very real contributions to art and refinement. Being the birthplace of gospel music surprised me, for example.

[mopinko]

15. oh, i am proud.

tho the closer you get to some things, the uglier they get.
like how the founders got rich pumping up the value of their own collections.

but it is a place like none other. taking a shortcut through the museum on the way to class was unforgettable.
full of amazing people, both faculty and students.

[BobTheSubgenius]

22. OH, I fully believe you are proud of it.

Slightly subtle distinction here, but I was suggesting that you feel proud of it in a full-throated, totally enthusiastic way. Which I'm sure you do.

[speak easy]

17. Is there anything from Ivanka studios?

[snark][/snark]

[Historic NY]

18. I'm fortunate enough that several location in my town have them...

a lot of artists of all different mediums, from murals, to furniture, landscape, paintings, all sort of hand things for each other. A couple of mansions and a church has several examples of Tiffany. Most of the residents here a clueless, one location just sold for 1.12 mil.

[Mickju]

19. It's spectacular and gorgeous!

Thank you for posting.

[Sanity Claws]

20. If you like Tiffany

Go to the American Wing at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
A church on the Upper West Side also has a Tiffany window.
Beautiful artwork.

[UTUSN]

23. This ain't Tiffany, but a low brow ripoff. I collect bells, from flea markets/2nd hand places etc.

And a couple of these were from local places. Then on the internet, found a couple more. *Very* strange - all same style, no markings. Had to be made in the same place.

[mopinko]

25. it's become almost generic.

i've seen real tiffany, but i've never seen glass like that.

[Demovictory9]

24. beautiful

[mikeysnot]

26. Saw this last weekend with my family

It was incredible, but you don’t really get to appreciate the windows at top up close…

I will post some pics…

[mopinko]

27. cool.

planning a girls day w a couple of friends from the hood.
mebbe it's time to get a selfie stick so i can get up high.

looking forward to the pics.

[Vinca]

28. That's gorgeous. One of the local churches had a real Tiffany window and it was a treat for

to go into the sanctuary and sit by myself and look at it. Sadly, they sold it since the church couldn't afford to keep the building up. It wasn't as spectacular as this window, though. This could be one of Tiffany's best.

[mnhtnbb]

29. Snapshot of the window in place from the video