“I think he looked at this with special eyes and those eyes help transform the way we look at nature.”
Curator Alice Cooney Frelinghuysen on a remarkable hair ornament (ca. 1904) by Louis C. Tiffany.
Contributors
Nonnie Frelinghuysen
The Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Curator, the American Wing
The Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang Curator, the American Wing
Photography by Bruce J. Schwarz
Art Mentioned
Louis C. Tiffany
ca. 1904
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