In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, leaded-glass memorial windows were among Louis Comfort Tiffany’s most highly visible and sought-after works of art. To meet the growing demand for his firm’s coveted window designs, and to accommodate a variety of budgets, Tiffany frequently adapted and reused existing design cartoons for new window commissions.
In this lecture, Dr. Rideout will start with a look at a history of the Tiffany Studios, including the innovative glass techniques Tiffany developed and used to create his luminous designs. She will then explore the Tiffany-designed St. Peter’s Chapel windows as part of a network of commission sites featuring similar designs, from New York to Virginia to Texas. Created in the decades following the Civil War, these windows formed a visual cohesion which united the sites across sectional lines, even as reconciliation remained fraught at the turn of the century.
The event will open at 2pm to give you time to enjoy the Tiffany windows before the lecture. After the event, join us outside the Chapel where you can meet Dr. Rideout and enjoy a glass of wine or beer.
This lecture is co-sponsored by Alibi Books, who will have related books for sale at the lecture.
About Dr. Kayli Rideout
Kayli R. Rideout, Ph.D.
Hugh F. McKean Curator
Kayli Rideout is the Hugh F. McKean Curator at the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art, home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of works by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848—1933). Kayli holds a B.A. from Davidson College, an M.A. from Parsons School of Design and the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, and a Ph.D. from Boston University. Her research focuses on the decorative arts and material culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with special interest in the life and work of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Her dissertation project examines Tiffany’s Confederate memorial windows, considering the intersection between the artist’s brand of memory making and the commemorative practices of the Lost Cause.
Kayli has previously held internships and research fellowships at the Cooper-Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, the New-York Historical Society, the Diplomatic Reception Rooms of the U.S. Department of State, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her work has been published in the Decorative Arts Trust Magazine, the White House History Quarterly, and the Journal of Glass Studies.
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