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Frederick Wilson (artist)

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After 30 years and more than 500 windows designed and executed, Wilson left Tiffany Studios in 1923. He moved to Los Angeles to work for Judson Studios. There, he received commissions for his work across the state, including a commission from the Judson family themselves on the death of
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Frederick Wilson's career designing stained glass spanned more than 50 years. He was "known and accepted as an important artist in his field" during his lifetime, and his work had a major impact on how American ecclesiastical stained glass looked around the turn of the 20th century.
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Wilson was among the most prominent and prolific designers at Tiffany Studios, and was the first in-house designer in the Ecclesiastical Department. He likely joined the firm sometime in 1893, and that same year exhibited one of his designs using Tiffany's name at the
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in New York. He was a prominent and prolific designer of ecclesiastical windows in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, designing more than 500 windows in his three decades with Tiffany Studios.
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In 1897, Wilson became Tiffany Studio's chief window designer. Two years later, in 1899, he was appointed the head of the Ecclesiastical Department. During this time he maintained his own studio in
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In 1891, Wilson married Mary Gwladys Morgan, and the following year they immigrated to the United States. The couple had three children: Gladys, Sylvia and Beatrice.
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to English parents, Charles and Elizabeth Wilson. The family eventually moved to England and Wilson and his six siblings were raised in both
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in Jerusalem, New York. He completed the designs for the windows in 1931, but did not live to see their installation in 1932.
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Perhaps best known for his work at Tiffany Studios, Wilson also designed windows for at least five other firms, including:
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Report of the Commissioner-general for the United States to the International Universal Exposition, Paris, 1900: Volume 3
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in Philadelphia. However, there are no known Wilson designs executed by the company, and by 1893 he began working for
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Wilson likely began his artistic career in England in the 1870s. He was heavily influenced by the work of the
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Over the course of his career, Wilson was a member of several professional arts groups, including the
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Frelinghuysen, Alice Cooney (Summer 1998). "Louis Comfort Tiffany at the Metropolitan Museum".
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In 1892, Wilson and his wife Mary emigrated to the United States. He soon found employment at
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Judson Studios Photograph Collection of Frederick Wilson Design Drawings, 1895 to 1932
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Wright, Diane C. (2009). "Frederick Wilson: 50 Years of Stained Glass Design".
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Wilson's final commission was for a series of windows to be installed in
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Jennie W. Mitchell Memorial Window, designed by Frederick Wilson for
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Jeffrey Rush Higgins Collection on Frederick Wilson, 1885-1990
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Frederick Wilson materials at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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and the father of Judson Studios founder, Walter Judson.
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