Tiffany Windows
in First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church (State and Willett) has five sets of Tiffany stained glass windows. Two of these are nature windows; they are among the finest ever to come out of the Tiffany studio. The other windows are in completely different styles.

The windows in this church are so different stylistically and technically that they are arguably unique among Tiffany windows in any building.

This talk will consider the techniques used by Tiffany in making the windows in this church and it will pay particular attention to the brilliant use of light in the two nature windows. These windows must be seen to be believed.

This talk is part of the Art & Architecture series. It is a free event.

Warren Roberts, a Distinguished Teaching Professor in the History Department at the University at Albany, looks at local architecture through the eyes of an historian whose interests include all periods of European architecture.

A native Californian, all eight of the houses he lived in before coming to Albany were built by his father, a Southern California building contractor, between 1932 and 1955. Architecturally, Albany, with a wealth of classical, Gothic Revival, Romanesque Revival, and other period styles derived from Europe, was like a foreign country to him.

Professor Roberts' talks on Albany architecture in the Albany Heritage program will be informed by his background, his training, and the way he has thought about Albany since his arrival. He was a participant in two series offered by Anne Roberts in the 1980s, "Experiencing Albany," and "Historic Albany: Its Churches and Synagogues." Professor Roberts thinks of his work in Albany Heritage as a continuation of the work previously undertaken by Anne Roberts.