Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, has acquired a monumental stained-glass window by Tiffany Studios, titled *Mountain Landscape (Root Memorial Window)* (1917). Measuring approximately nine feet by seven feet, the window was commissioned by the fraternal organization Woodmen of the World as a memorial to its founder, Joseph Cullen Root. Its design is attributed to Agnes F. Northrop, a lead designer at Tiffany Studios for half a century. The window was originally installed in Omaha, Nebraska, moved to San Antonio, Texas in 1931 for a tuberculosis hospital chapel, and later stewarded by the Sunset Ridge Church of Christ. The acquisition, facilitated by stained-glass restorer Bryant J. Stanton, took about a year to finalize.
This acquisition is significant because Tiffany Studios windows are rarely owned by major museums due to their delicate nature and site-specificity. The window joins a small group of such works in museum collections, including examples at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The purchase also reflects a growing institutional interest in Tiffany stained glass, highlighted by the record $12.5 million sale of another Northrop-designed window at Sotheby's in November 2024. For Crystal Bridges, the window aligns with its mission to connect art with wellness and healing, echoing the window's original purpose in a chapel setting.