Jacob Adolphus Holzer
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Jacob Adolphus Holzer was a Swiss-born designer, muralist, mosaicist, interior designer, and sculptor who was associated with both John La Farge and Augustus Saint-Gaudens
before he left to direct the mosaic workshops of Louis Comfort Tiffany
, where he was preceded by his friend from La Farge's studio, the German immigrant Joseph Lauber (1855—1948). Holzer worked with Tiffany until 1898.
Holzer designed the sculptural electrified lantern that became famous at the World's Columbian Exposition
, Chicago 1893, one of two electrified lanterns that have been called the "ancestors" of all later Tiffany lamps. In New York some of his work with Tiffany can be seen in the lobby of The Osborne
, 205 West 57th Street
, New York City. In Boston, he designed mosaics and three stained-glass windows for the Central Congregational Church, 67 Newbury Street (1893), and perhaps the Frederick Ayer Mansion
, Commonwealth Avenue (1899–1901). In Chicago his mosaics are featured in Tiffany's public spaces of Holabird & Roche
's Marquette Building
, Chicago (1894, building completed 1895). He was the designer of the Tiffany dome at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington Street (1897, Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, architects). At Princeton, his mosaics of subjects from Homer
fill the rear wall of Alexander Hall (William Appleton Potter
, architect, 1895, now Richardson auditorium). In Troy, New York, his stained-glass east wuindow and baptistry mosaics can be seen in St Paul's Church, remodelled uinder Tiffany's direction .
On leaving Tiffany studios, he travelled in the Near East. He provided some of the illustrations for Mary Bowers Warren, Little Journeys Abroad (Boston, 1894).
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Augustus Saint-Gaudens was the Irish-born American sculptor of the Beaux-Arts generation who most embodied the ideals of the "American Renaissance"...
before he left to direct the mosaic workshops of Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Comfort Tiffany was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass. He is the American artist most associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements...
, where he was preceded by his friend from La Farge's studio, the German immigrant Joseph Lauber (1855—1948). Holzer worked with Tiffany until 1898.
Holzer designed the sculptural electrified lantern that became famous at the World's Columbian Exposition
World's Columbian Exposition
The World's Columbian Exposition was a World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. Chicago bested New York City; Washington, D.C.; and St...
, Chicago 1893, one of two electrified lanterns that have been called the "ancestors" of all later Tiffany lamps. In New York some of his work with Tiffany can be seen in the lobby of The Osborne
The Osborne
The Osborne, a New York City apartment building, stands behind its dour and reticent rusticated brownstone cladding at 205 West 57th Street, on the northwest corner of Seventh Avenue, catercorner from Carnegie Hall...
, 205 West 57th Street
57th Street (Manhattan)
57th Street is one of New York City's major east-west thoroughfares, which runs east-west in the Midtown section of the borough of Manhattan, from the New York City Department of Sanitation's dock on the Hudson River at the West Side Highway to a small park overlooking the East River built on a...
, New York City. In Boston, he designed mosaics and three stained-glass windows for the Central Congregational Church, 67 Newbury Street (1893), and perhaps the Frederick Ayer Mansion
Frederick Ayer Mansion
The Frederick Ayer Mansion is a National Historic Landmark on 395 Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, Massachusetts.The mansion was the home of Frederick Ayer, owner of the American Woolen Company, and features well preserved design work by Louis Comfort Tiffany...
, Commonwealth Avenue (1899–1901). In Chicago his mosaics are featured in Tiffany's public spaces of Holabird & Roche
Holabird & Roche
The architectural firm of Holabird & Root was founded in Chicago in 1880. Over the years, the firm's designs have changed many times — from the Chicago School to Art Deco to Modern Architecture to Sustainable Architecture.-History:...
's Marquette Building
Marquette Building (Chicago)
The Marquette Building, completed in 1895, is a Chicago, Illinois landmark that was built by the George A. Fuller Company and designed by architects Holabird & Roche. The building is currently owned by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation...
, Chicago (1894, building completed 1895). He was the designer of the Tiffany dome at the Chicago Cultural Center, 78 East Washington Street (1897, Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, architects). At Princeton, his mosaics of subjects from Homer
Homer
In the Western classical tradition Homer , is the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is revered as the greatest ancient Greek epic poet. These epics lie at the beginning of the Western canon of literature, and have had an enormous influence on the history of literature.When he lived is...
fill the rear wall of Alexander Hall (William Appleton Potter
William Appleton Potter
William Appleton Potter was an American architect who designed numerous buildings for Princeton University, as well as municipal offices and churches. He served as a Supervising Architect of the Treasury from 1874 to 1877....
, architect, 1895, now Richardson auditorium). In Troy, New York, his stained-glass east wuindow and baptistry mosaics can be seen in St Paul's Church, remodelled uinder Tiffany's direction .
On leaving Tiffany studios, he travelled in the Near East. He provided some of the illustrations for Mary Bowers Warren, Little Journeys Abroad (Boston, 1894).