Clara & Mr. Tiffany

Loved, loved , loved Susan Vreeland's latest novel: Clara and Mr. Tiffany. This historical novel introduces you to the relationship between Louis Comfort Tiffany and Clara Driscoll, one of his top designers. Little was known about the women designers of Tiffany & Co., known as the "Tiffany girls", until Martin Eidelberg, an Art History Professor, began doing research for a book and realized the significance of some letters that were housed at the Queens Historical Society. It had always been thought that Louis Tiffany was the designing force behind the Tiffany leaded glass lamps, such as the dragonfly and the wisteria lamps, but some believe the letters prove that Clara Driscoll was the designing force. Fascinating! The book is also an interesting look at women's roles in the workforce during the turn of 19th century.