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Design for medallion window for the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois

1923–26
Not on view
This proposal for a medallion window for the John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium of the American College of Surgeons in Chicago recalls similar compositions of interlocking circles in thirteenth-century Gothic windows. In the drawing's interpretation, the pictorial scenes that would have filled each of the medallions in an ecclesiastical setting are restricted to the central reserve, with the other medallions providing a show-case for Tiffany's jewel-like ornamental glass. Regrettably, Tiffany's design was not accepted, and the commission went to Willet Studio of Philadelphia, which adopted a more traditional Renaissance style.

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Object Information
  • Title: Design for medallion window for the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois
  • Artist: Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York)
  • Maker: Tiffany Studios (1902–32)
  • Date: 1923–26
  • Geography: Made in New York, United States; Country of Origin USA
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Watercolor, gouache, pen and black and brown India inks, and graphite on off-white wove paper
  • Dimensions: 24 1/8 × 12 1/4 in. (61.3 × 31.1 cm)
    Mat: 28 × 22 in. (71.1 × 55.9 cm)
    Framed (AW D): 30 1/2 × 24 1/2 in. (77.5 × 62.2 cm)
  • Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.679.1816
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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