The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
The museum at Winter Park in Florida is home to the one of the world's most complete collections by the great artist Louis Comfort Tiffany. The Morse Museum also organizes regular exhibitions, programs, and events that give the visitors a chance to learn about the collection.
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Extensive collection of Tiffany’s Glassworks
Updated: January 20, 2012
Louis Comfort Tiffany, lived from 1848- 1933, and is one of the legendary artists ever born. He left a legacy of beautiful and unique art pieces that still lives on at the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art.
The collection at the Morse Museum includes jewelry, lamps, pottery, paintings, leaded-glass windows, and most importantly the chapel interior designed by Tiffany for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
The museum is widely acknowledged as the most complete collection of Tiffany works in the world. In addition, the museum also features the works of other great artists as well.
Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art is located at the Winter Park, Florida. The museum is dedicated to Louis Comfort Tiffany, the great American artist and designer. It was established in 1942 by his granddaughter Jeannette Genius McKean. The works by Tiffany mainly comprises of American paintings, art glass, jewelry, lamps, art pottery, as well as graphic and decorative pieces of art. It is one of the major tourist spot for art lovers from all around the globe.
After the death of Jeannette McKean and her husband (also museum's director) Hugh F. McKean, the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum is owned and controlled by the Charles Hosmer Morse Foundation. The Elizabeth Morse Genius Foundation also acts as an additional supporter to the museum. Notably, the museum is few of those public attractions, which do not accept public funds at all.
No doubt, the most attractive characteristic of the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum is the exclusive and unique collections of Louis Comfort Tiffany's work. In other words, it is not wrong to say that works by Tiffany forms the center of attraction at the museum. One gets the chance to witness the works by Tiffany that are related to different phases of his life.
Apart from the paintings and art pieces, his collection also includes enamels, watercolors, furniture, pottery, mosaics, glass buttons, famed leaded-glass windows, Byzantine-Romanesque architectural elements, etc. Apart from these fascinating pieces of art, the most striking attraction at the museum is the chapel created by Tiffany for the World's Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893.
The visitors also get the chance to explore the works by other notable artists. The museum displays the leaded-glass windows by other artists like William Morris, Frank Lloyd Wright, John, Arthur Nash, Louis Sullivan, etc. Other than these, museum also features jewelry and silver collection by Rene Lalique, Emile Galle, and Carl Faberge. In addition, this museum of American art is widely known for its furniture collection by prominent artists like Galle, Gustav Stickley, Louis Majorelle, etc.
The museum's graphic arts and painting section includes collection of paintings by Thomas Doughty, John Singer Sargent, Cecilia Beaux, Martin Johnson Heade, Thomas Hart Benton, Samuel F. B. Morse, and Robert Henri. This section also includes prints by Grant Wood, Edward Hopper, Paul Cezanne, Childe Hassam, John Stewart Curry, Mary Cassatt, etc.
The Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art organizes regular special exhibitions that include the works by all the renowned artists mentioned above. The aim of such exhibitions is to highlight the ancient as well as recent developments in the world of American art. In order to collect more information about such periodical exhibitions, just logon to http://www.morsemuseum.org, the official site of the museum. You also have the option to become member of the museum and learn about the informative programs offered by the Morse Museum.
Over the years, the museum has gained huge popularity among art lovers. The museum also offers facilities like guided tours, group tours, wheelchairs, strollers, etc. to make your visit to the museum hassle free and memorable. So during your Orlando visit, do take out time to visit this amazing American art museum!
Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art
445 North Park Avenue
Winter Park, Florida 32789
(407) 645-5311