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Tiffany's 20th
Century: A Portrait of American Style is
a stunning collection of American high design
and style as epitomized by Tiffany & Co., the
world-renowned jeweler and purveyor of silver,
crystal, and other luxury goods. This all-new
treasury of exquisitely photographed images
and anecdotal text and captions is the most
complete chronicle to date of Tiffany's prodigious
output and its great influence on American society
from 1900 to now. The story of this century's
reeling progress and change involves a dazzling
cast of characters from Louis Comfort Tiffany
himself to Tiffany & Co.'s design directors
Van Day Truex and John Loring; stylemakers such
as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Babe Paley, and
Diana Vreeland; and movie stars such as Audrey
Hepburn, whom so many adored for her famed role
in the 1961 movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. The
book's nearly 350 illustrations include many
newly made photographs of dazzling jewels, silver,
and objects from throughout this remarkable
century. These are complemented by rarely seen
archival photographs and drawings, as well as
classic advertising and fashion photographs
by such greats as Edward Steichen, Man Ray,
and Richard Avedon.
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