Thursday 26 June 2008“A New Light on Tiffany” is winner of 2008 Henry Allen Moe Prize
D Giles Limited is proud to announce that its recently published book A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls has been selected from a highly competitive field as the winner of the 2008 Henry Allen Moe Prize
The Henry Allen Moe Prize is awarded annually by the New York State Historical Association to the outstanding catalogue in the arts published in New York State. The prize committee says of its choice: "This exhibition catalogue provides a fascinating and important historical study that will influence future works on Tiffany lamps and the Tiffany Company. Its content, design, and contributions to the field make it an excellent choice for the 2008 Moe prize."
A New Light on Tiffany: Clara Driscoll and the Tiffany Girls is a ground-breaking book which explores the turn-of-the-century New York women who created many of Tiffany Studios' celebrated decorative objects. It features beautiful colour images of over 50 Tiffany lamps, windows, mosaics, enamels, and ceramics, as well as pages of newly discovered correspondence written by designer Clara Driscoll. As co-author and curator Margaret K. Hofer explains, “Clara Driscoll was the hidden genius behind many of Louis C. Tiffany's designs. We are thrilled to be telling the story of this remarkable woman, primarily through her own words. This exhibition and the accompanying catalogue represent a great step forward in the scholarship of Tiffany Studios.”
