Dream Garden Philadelphia

The dream garden is arguably the largest tiffany piece in the world and it was the largest glass mural in the country until 2007.

Dream garden philadelphia. Dream garden a 15 x 49 glass mosaic designed by maxfield parrish executed by louis comfort tiffany in philadelphia s grand curtis center. Installation took 6 months. Open wednesday monday 11 00 am 6 00 pm closed on tuesdays.

The beneficiaries of the estate were four non profit education and arts institutions and merriam s widow who died before the disposition of the dream garden was settled. Just a few blocks from philadelphia s independence hall you will find one of the most beautiful works of art that you will find in the entire city. 1020 south street philadelphia pa 19147 215 733 0390.

Though there was an attempt to sell the mural for 9 million. The dream garden as the piece is known sits in the lobby of the curtis center in downtown philadelphia. Trip advisor 016010 when it was completed in 1916 tiffany studios proudly displayed it in new york for a month before bringing it to philadelphia.

Dream garden is an enormous glass mosaic designed by artist maxfield parrish 1870 1966 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. You enter the building on 6th street between chestnut. Dream garden glass mosaic philadelphia.

In 1998 news broke that the dream garden was about to be removed and sold to an anonymous buyer by the estate of developer and arts patron jack merriam. Dream garden was the largest glass mural in the country until 2007 when it was surpassed by the wing lung bank mural in alhambra ca. The curtis center sits a mere block away from independence hall and was built in 1910 as the headquarters of the curtis publishing company the publisher of the saturday evening post ladies home journal and several other publications.