The Neustadt Ongoing Collection of Tiffany Glass About The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass The Neustadt Established in 1969, The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass is an independent non-profit collection dedicated to fostering a better Collection of understanding and appreciation of the artwork of Louis C. Tiffany. With a focus on Tiffany’s leaded glass, the collection includes an extraordinary Tiffany Glass array of floral and geometric lamps as well as landscape and figural windows. A unique feature of the collection is a vast, one-of-a-kind archive of original flat glass and pressed-glass “jewels” used by Tiffany Studios, which provides valuable insight into the development of the stained-glass movement in America at the turn of the twentieth century. In 1995, the Ongoing Neustadt Collection partnered with the Queens Museum to share its collection with the New York metropolitan area through a permanent Tiffany gallery and educational programming. This partnership has special significance because Tiffany’s glass furnaces, metal foundry and workshops were located in Corona, Queens, less than two miles from the Museum. Portions of the collection are also available to museums across the United States through loans and traveling exhibitions.

Louis C. Tiffany Louis C. Tiffany (1848-1933) was the son of the founder of Tiffany & Company, the luxury retailer renowned for jewelry and silver. Although Tiffany began as a landscape painter, his interests turned to interior design and the decorative arts. Under his direction, hundreds of artists and artisans created extraordinary leaded-glass windows, lamps, mosaics, glassware, enamels, ceramics, metalwork, jewelry, furniture and textiles. Many of his clients were wealthy, socially-prominent families. Commissions included the White House under President Chester A. Arthur’s administration and the Connecticut home of author Mark Twain. Tiffany also decorated public buildings and houses of worship across America. Cover: Tiffany Studios, New York During his fifty-year career, Tiffany earned widespread critical acclaim and Peony Hanging Shade, ca. 1905 became one of the most celebrated artists of his time. Leaded glass, bronze Diameter: 28 in. Reproduction hanging hardware Visionary Collectors: Egon & Hildegard Neustadt The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass was founded by Dr. Egon N86.C.16 Neustadt (1898-1984) and his wife Hildegard (1911-1961), Austrian Queens Museum  immigrants who amassed an unparalleled collection of Tiffany lamps over New York City Building  the course of fifty years. The Neustadts bought their first Tifany lamp Flushing Meadows Corona Park  from a second-hand shop in 1935 when Tiffany’s designs were out of Queens, NY 11368 fashion. Newly married, they were decorating their home in Queens when T 718 592 9700 F 718 592 5778  they happened upon an old stained-glass daffodil lampshade, “which gave E [email protected] a fascinating effect of real flowers growing in a real garden.” Enamored of all things American, they were delighted to learn that the lampshade was queensmuseum.org @QueensMuseum made in the country they now proudly called home. They purchased the lamp for $12.50.

The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass Today, the Neustadts’ passion for Tiffany continues at the Queens T 718 361 8489 Museum. Through changing exhibitions in the Neustadt Gallery, visitors E [email protected] not only enjoy the beauty of this extraordinary collection, but also gain a theneustadt.org deeper appreciation of the artwork through a discussion of materials, @TheNeustadt fabrication processes and historical context.