Herter brothers biography sample
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Milo M. Naeve
Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Reform Movement in Furniture Design: The J. Matthew Meier and Ernest Hagen Commission of 1882–1885
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Table designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and made by J. Matthew Meier and Ernest Hagen, New York City, 1885. Pine; white enamel paint. H. 28 1/8", W. 39 7/8", D. 48". (Courtesy, ©The Art Institute of Chicago, All rights reserved. Anonymous gift 1981.172)
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Detail of the bottom of the table illustrated in fig. 1.
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Armchair designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and made by Barnes Brothers for J. Matthew Meier and Ernest Hagen, New York City, 1885. Maple; white enamel paint, leather upholstery. H. 42", W. (seat) 22", D. (seat) 21". (Courtesy, ©The Art Institute of Chicago. All rights reserved. Anonymous gift 1982.65.)
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Rear view of the armchair illustrated in fig. 3.
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Side chair designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and made by Barnes Brothers for J. Matthew Meier and Ernest Hagen, New York City, 1885. Maple; white enamel paint, leather upholstery. H. 40", W. (seat) 17", D. (seat) 19". (Courtesy, ©The Art Institute of Chicago. All rights reserved. Anonymous gift, 1982.60.)
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Rear view of the side chair illustrated
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Justices of the Wisconsin Supreme Court have a view of three of four Albert Herter murals while hearing oral argument in the Supreme Court Hearing Room in the state Capitol. One hundred years ago this week, prominent American artist Albert Herter (1871-1950) slipped out of Madison without saying goodbye to the people who had hired him to paint murals for the Wisconsin Supreme Court Hearing Room in the new state Capitol.
The state Capitol Commission’s Lew F. Porter, who helped supervise much of the Capitol’s construction from 1906 to 1917, didn’t even get a chance to thank Herter in person for his contribution to what is now a national landmark.
But Herter left an indelible mark – four massive paintings, which are recognized among his best mural work and among the most impressive artwork in the Capitol. Each mural measures roughly nine feet high by 18 feet six inches wide, and symbolizes a source of Wisconsin law – Roman civil law, English common law, federal law, and territorial law.
“The Signing of the Magna Carta” representing the influence of English common law, takes on special significance with the 800th anniversary of the real-life event, which occurred on June 15, 1215. Curiously, Herter completed wor
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Southern Comfort
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