A review by tamaralgage1
Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
4.0
This book tells the story of Clara Driscoll. A woman lost behind the fame of the Tiffany name along with the recognition for her designs of the Tiffany Lamp Shades. Working as the head of the Women's Department, Clara worked for the Tiffany Co. from 1898 to 1908. The book tells her story in a historical fiction format. The author began the journey with letters Clara had written to her mother and sister. They in turn kept these letters and passed them along to the next generations to preserve her history. (https://www.nyhistory.org/blogs/tiffany-girls)
I enjoyed the book and the eyewitness accounts of history in New York City. It goes into a great deal of detail regarding the creation of stain glass. I am not sure how most people will feel about this… but for a student of the art form I was intrigued. Good book.
Favorites Quotes:
§ “A hard choice. Water or books. Hmm. One could always have wine instead.”
§ “Things that have been lost and then found are doubly precious, don't you think. People too.”
§ “What the world calls failure, I call learning.”
§ " The true republic. Men, their rights and nothing more. Women, their rights and nothing less" - - - Revolution, Susan B Anthony
I enjoyed the book and the eyewitness accounts of history in New York City. It goes into a great deal of detail regarding the creation of stain glass. I am not sure how most people will feel about this… but for a student of the art form I was intrigued. Good book.
Favorites Quotes:
§ “A hard choice. Water or books. Hmm. One could always have wine instead.”
§ “Things that have been lost and then found are doubly precious, don't you think. People too.”
§ “What the world calls failure, I call learning.”
§ " The true republic. Men, their rights and nothing more. Women, their rights and nothing less" - - - Revolution, Susan B Anthony