Friday, February 12, 2010

Glass Profile: Tiffany @ the Smith Museum

I visited the Smith Museum in Chigaco several years ago. It was a fascinating experience even then, and I would certainly appreciate the museum a lot more now. Fortunately, much of the collection can be viewed online. The museum has a particularly large collection of Tiffany glass. Certain pieces evoke the peaceful contentment that I look for in all art, like this landscape window:


However, many pieces seem over the top, like this, um...transgender rainbow angel?

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