Design for medallion window for the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois

Louis C. Tiffany American
 Tiffany Studios

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This proposal for a medallion window for the John B. Murphy Memorial Auditorium of the American College of Surgeons in Chicago recalls similar compositions of interlocking circles in thirteenth-century Gothic windows. In the drawing's interpretation, the pictorial scenes that would have filled each of the medallions in an ecclesiastical setting are restricted to the central reserve, with the other medallions providing a show-case for Tiffany's jewel-like ornamental glass. Regrettably, Tiffany's design was not accepted, and the commission went to Willet Studio of Philadelphia, which adopted a more traditional Renaissance style.

Design for medallion window for the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York), Watercolor, gouache, pen and black and brown India inks, and graphite on off-white wove paper, American

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Design for medallion window for the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York), Watercolor, gouache, pen and black and brown India inks, and graphite on off-white wove paper, American
Design for medallion window for the American College of Surgeons, Chicago, Illinois, Louis C. Tiffany (American, New York 1848–1933 New York), Watercolor, gouache, pen and black and brown India inks, and graphite on off-white wove paper, American

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