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Chicago Cultural Center
The Chicago Cultural Center, opened in 1897,
is a Chicago Landmark
building that houses the city's official reception venue where the
Mayor of Chicago has welcomed
Presidents and royalty,
diplomats and community leaders.
Initially opened to the public as Chicago’s first public library in
1897, this building boasts 2 beautiful domes
as its main attractions.
Grand Army of the Republic Memorial - A large hall and rotunda in the north wing features a fine, stained-glass dome in Renaissance pattern by the firm of Healy and Millet
The current Chicago Cultural Center was formerly the dual-purposed Chicago Public Library and GAR (Grand Army of the Republic) Meeting Hall. Completed in 1897, it occupies property on Michigan Avenue at Randolph Street donated by the GAR.The Chicago Cultural Center built on land donated by the GAR, maintains a memorial hall to the Grand Army
Glass dome in the Grand Army of the Republic rotunda at the Chicago Cultural Center.
The Healy and Millet stained glass dome in the Grand Army of the Republic Memorial rotunda in the Chicago Cultural Center—view from directly below
Preston Bradley Hall
Preston Bradley Hall - A large, ornately patterned room of curving white Carrara marble, capped with an austere 38-foot Tiffany glass dome designed by artist J. A. Holtzer. The Cultural Center states this to be the largest Tiffany dome in the world
The magnificent translucent dome, 38 feet in diameter and made of Tiffany Favrile glass, is cut in the shape of fish scales. At the top of the dome are the signs of the zodiac. Now lighted electrically, it was originally illuminated by sunlight. At the base of the dome is a quotation from the British author Joseph Addison. The dome glass, lighting fixtures, wall sconces and chandeliers were made by the Tiffany Glass Company of New York.
Approximately 38 feet (11,5meters )in diameter, the Tiffany dome spans more than 1,000 square feet. It contains some 30,000 pieces of glass in 243 sections held within an ornate cast iron frame.
Since this building originally was the 1st Chicago Public Library, the Preston Bradley Hall has many references to literature and books
The Grand Hall of Saint Louis' Union StationA most impressive feature of the Grand Hall is the "Allegorical Window," a hand-made stained glass window with hand-cut Tiffany glass strategically positioned above the Station's main entryway. The window features three women representing the main U.S. train stations during the 1890s -- New York, St. Louis and San Francisco.
Tiffany glass ceiling, located in the Macy's on State Street
Tiffany glass ceiling, located in the Macy's on State Street
The Art of American Victorian Stained Glass WindowsMacy’s Pedway with Installation of American Victorian Stained Glass Windows.This pioneering Exhibit installed December, 2013 is presented by Macy’s in cooperation with the Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows, The Chicago Cultural Mile Association and generous donors.
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Macy’s , in cooperation with the Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows, The Chicago Cultural Mile Association, and generous donors present this pioneering exhibit.The exhibit is pioneering because the profound originality of American Victorian non-religious stained glass windows [for residences and public buildings] has not been recognized by art scholars or the public. American Victorian secular glass was an important link to 20th century modernism.
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American Victorian secular stained glass windows [1880-1910] were completely different from most painted European stained glass. Innovators like Louis Comfort Tiffany and John Lafarge utilized opalescent glass [the glass itself is extravagantly colored] and focused on illuminating the glass, to let the light itself paint the desired image
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They also frequently imbedded glass chunks as well as actual pebbles and shells in their design. Other American innovations included faceted-glass and cut-glass jewels, beveled glass, pressed designs such as scrolls and stem of flowers, folded glass that looked like draped textile, ripple glass that looked like feathers and confetti glass
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Two Angels – by Tiffany Studio - The Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows
Two Angels – by Tiffany Studio - The Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows Tiffany Drapery Glass
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Driehaus Gallery - Girl with Cherry Blossoms - Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company, c. 1890 - The Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows
Guiding Angel – by Tiffany Studio - The Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows
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Louisville Combo – by unidentified designer
Hoping to add a bit of light to the walk along the Loop's sometimes-dreary pedway, Macy's, the Chicago Cultural Mile Association and the Smith Museum at Navy Pier have unveiled a permanent installation of 22 American Victorian stained-glass windows
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Running along the pedestrian walkway beneath Randolph Street between State Street and Wabash Avenue, the exhibit serves as a way to not only inject some life into an otherwise dull area, but also to expose the overlooked art of non-religious stained glass
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“Originally created for residences and public buildings, these windows represent an art form that has not been recognized by art scholars or the public,” founder of the Smith Museum E.B. Smith said in a release.
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American stained glass studios were among the first to be socially progressive in advancement of women in a primarily male workforce. The importance of this inclusion is only now being understood
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rTouted as the first-of-its-kind underground public art installation for Chicago, the back-lit windows range in size and color — some depicting human figures, others illustrating combinations of abstract shapes
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