CLARA AND MR. TIFFANY PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Susan Vreeland | 448 pages | 20 Mar 2012 | Random House USA Inc | 9780812980189 | English | New York, United States Clara And Mr. Tiffany PDF Book This information about Clara and Mr. Do you know what info dumping is? The author is very interesting and friendly. His highly recognizable style blended Art Nouveau, the exoticism of the Aesthetics Movement, and his own adoration of nature. I was a bit surprised at the acceptance of openly gay folks - of course, as they said, this was on the edge of "bohemia" - but this wasn't long after Oscar Wilde was imprisoned and died. The best writing comes out of love, the source of all good work, coupled with curiosity, receptiveness and a willingness to walk down the path of "what if? The men who worked for Tiffany resented the women's presence, eve Although Clara and Mr. Painting, sculpture, architecture, music, religious and social history--I was swept away with all of it, wanting to read more, to learn languages You ask about Stained Glass. Her books have been translated into 26 languages. What size is it and what room did you say it was in? ThoughLouis Comfort Tiffany took credit for the stunning stained glass windows, mosaics,and decorative objects that his Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company producedin turn-of-the-century New York, many of his signature pieces were designed andproduced by a group of skilled female artisans known as the Tiffany Girls. Preview — Clara and Mr. I was able to meet and listen to this author as I was just getting into this book. Eidelberg after a lecture, said that he was a descendant of Clara Driscoll, and asked if he was interested in seeing letters that she had written at the turn of the 20th century. In most cases, the reviews are necessarily limited to those that were available to us ahead of publication. Pop culture comparison aside, "Clara and Mr. JoanP - Thanks for offering to post my photo for me, however my e-mail to you was returned as undeliverable. She had a mean-spirited sense of humor, and seemed to think that beauty and drama made things more important. See next post. Adult Fiction. I really liked the bits of history woven in, the rising popularity of the bicycle, the opening of the subway, the development of the city as the wealthy moved into the area, women organizing for their r There are many things to like about this novel though sometimes it felt like the story was a mosaic with each element being very separate from the others. Quotes from Clara and Mr. I did like this and there were parts I loved, but it didn't knock my socks off like I had hoped it would, still a worthwhile read to learn about Louis Comfort Tiffany and Clara Driscoll. The main problem is the character of Clara, who is incredibly obnoxious. The book was interesting, though maybe a bit too much like a soap opera for my tastes. News: What have you found to watch these winter days Clara And Mr. Tiffany Writer The focal points and the depth he achieves are brilliant. You have a vital role to play. Book Club Discussion. I'm going to call that the Bicyclist's Philosophy of Life. Tiffany's designs. Additional signed copies are available for purchase at our Author Event. This is a novel, however, and needs some personal tension to hold our interest. Let's see how this works, JoanR - it is breathtaking - you'll have to tell us about it:. Almost there! Eidelberg said. That Clara Driscoll didn't write this in her letters View all 8 comments. Maybe as a non-fiction title or in different hands this could have been a very engaging story. My husband does stained glass so I understand the parts about selecting, cutting and foil wrapping. As it happens, the image does depict a sorority of sorts, but not one associated with a university. She always felt that her artistry was not of the same caliber as Mr. The copy I read was an advance reader's edition, provided to me by the publisher. Clara struggles with her desire for artistic recognition and the seemingly insurmountable challenges that she faces as a professional woman, which ultimately force her to protest against the company she has worked so hard to cultivate. Picture wasn't that great so didn't pursue it. Glass art collection. Doerr captures the sights and sounds of wartime and focuses, refreshingly, on the innate goodness of his major characters. About this book Summary. Mar 06, Pam rated it it was ok. Honest truth! Aug 09, Mimi rated it it was ok Shelves: 2-and-a-half-stars , read Still, this is a powerful, gut-wrenching tale that is hard to shake off. Tiffany" I couldn't get out of my head that Clara Driscoll's ties to her boss, Louis Comfort Tiffany, reminded me a lot of another relationship that has so captured my attention——and that's Don Draper and Peggy Olsen. While Mr. Even now, if you say, invent something working at a company, it's the company who gets the credit to the public eye, not the individual even though his name is also on the patent. I've been keeping a list of the boarders, there are quite a few - it's hard to keep them straight-. Enlarge cover. BookBrowse seeks out and recommends the best in contemporary fiction and nonfiction—books that not only engage and entertain but also deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Clara And Mr. Tiffany Reviews Clara, to begin with — she taught school back in Ohio, and I think , also studied art at the Metropolitan. Based on real people and events, this debut novel follows Lale Sokolov, a young Slovakian Jew sent to Auschwitz in Susan Vreeland discusses Clara and Mr. Don't you see my adoration for you? But the book is full of clunky dialogue explaining the process of working with glass and summing up people's backgrounds. This book was made for me. Louis Comfort Tiffany would stop at nothing for the sake of beauty. Here she focuses on a craft vs. I also found the details about glassmaking and working at Tiffany's as well as quite a bit about Mr. I love it that there is so much more in this book than I expected - the descriptions of the tenements remind me that I hope the next time we do a "Soiree in NYC", we will take in the "Tenement Museum". Learned so much about making stained glass windows and shades, Tiffany and company, and the Victorian art period and the beginning of the art noveau movement in New York. Luce to appear on the scene! I loved the explanation of the doubling of the glass that Clara did. Clara Driscoll is a designer for Tiffany lamps and she loves her job. People who live there don't do those touristy things. Henry opening up Another winner from Vreeland. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. I did not find any words to the effect that museum goers can walk around in it as was done during the exposition. Along with the 30 or so lamps believed to have been designed by or created under the direction of Driscoll, there are numerous other decorative objects newly understood to be of her devising, ranging from inkwells and tea screens to mosaic desk sets. By she was employed at the Tiffany Studios, where she remained for more than 20 years. It spans almost twenty years of her life and career, and highlights the difficulty of employed women in that area. That would be Clara Driscoll. Maybe this book could have been saved by pictures of the pieces described. I am up to Chapter 8 and loving it. Pedl'n, I was enticed almost immediately by that link to the Women Working and spent a fair amount of time there. I would like to give it more stars because it had the makings of a good book but I just couldn't get completely into it. The best writing comes out of love, the source of all good work, coupled with curiosity, receptiveness and a willingness to walk down the path of "what if? Keep reading, Sally - it gets even better I did too. As with the chapel which they sent to the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in No Comments Yet. Their leader was Clara Driscoll, a forward-thinking and artistically ambitiouswoman who worked at the studio for more than two decades. And a slow-simmering romance with another resident at her Irving Place boardinghouse, actor Edward Booth in the novel, he is Bernard , gives the novel itsultimate conflict: which is more important, Art or Love? Please contact the blog owner for permission to quote. View all 7 comments. But he was a man of his times, and he only allowed single women to work there, so Clara had had to leave when she got married. Clara goes to an opera by Wagner afterward and muses about how the death in the opera seems so much richer and meaningful than the actual death of her friend. I felt so badly for Clara - feeling she had to move out of Brooklyn at her husband's death - "When her husband died, a black circle around her name - Her friends had the notion that a widow must creep through life as though she no longer belonged, taking one tedious, lonely breath after another during the long wait to be reunited with her other half in the hereafter.