The Ladies' Home Journal. Jack and Jill. The Saturday Evening Post.
America's love affair with magazines truly began with Curtis publications.
In 1883, Cyrus Curtis successfully founded Curtis Publishing and never looked back.
Location: 601-45 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA.
Philadelphia, PA.
Built: 1890s
Style: Georgian Revival
Commissioned by: Cyrus Curtis
Curtis's daughter, Mary Louise Curtis Bok Zimbalist, founded the Curtis Institute of music.
Dream Garden is an enormous glass mosaic designed by artist Maxfield Parrish (1870-1966),
and executed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and Tiffany Studios, .....
and executed by Louis Comfort Tiffany and Tiffany Studios, .....
... for the lobby of the Curtis Publishing Building in Philadelphia,
home of the successful magazines The Ladies' Home Journal and The Saturday Evening Post.
The work was commissioned by Edward Bok, Senior Editor of the Curtis Publishing Company.
home of the successful magazines The Ladies' Home Journal and The Saturday Evening Post.
The work was commissioned by Edward Bok, Senior Editor of the Curtis Publishing Company.
Over a one-month period, prior to being installed in the Curtis Building,
the work was exhibited at Tiffany Studios in New York City,
attracting more than 7,000 admirers and garnering widespread critical acclaim.
The Dream Garden took six months to install into its home in Philadelphia.
the work was exhibited at Tiffany Studios in New York City,
attracting more than 7,000 admirers and garnering widespread critical acclaim.
The Dream Garden took six months to install into its home in Philadelphia.
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@ 2012 Photo Pro - Jeffrey P. Hopp
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