The Tiffany Dome at The Chicago Cultural Center
by John Babis
Title
The Tiffany Dome at The Chicago Cultural Center
Artist
John Babis
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Largest Tiffany Commission
The interior of The Chicago Cultural Center... Tiffany’s largest commission in nearly 50 years of production and includes the largest Tiffany dome (measuring 38 ft. in diameter); the most extensive use of Tiffany mosaics (more than 10,000 sq. ft. adorn the walls) and the earliest known examples of Tiffany’s copper-foiled chandeliers, pre-dating the company’s patent for the process. Copper-foiled lamps would soon become Tiffany’s greatest commercial success, contributing immensely to his world renown and establishing his reputation as America’s most accomplished decorative artist. The art-glass dome contains hand-rippled glass and plating (multiple layers of glass), a Tiffany trademark. There are approximately 30,000 pieces of glass in 243 “sections” covering more than 1,000 sq. ft. Repetitive fish-scale panels below the oculus are studded with 5,568 sparkling chipped-glass jewels that are copper foiled atop ruby-red backplates and soldered into the matrix. The leading was entirely floated with solder, indicative of the company’s impeccable craftsmanship.
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November 30th, 2013
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