Giannini & Hilgart

{{Short description|Chicago stained glass firm}}

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Giannini and Hilgart is a studio established in 1899 which manufactured stained glass windows.{{Cite web |title=CONTENTdm |url=https://collections.carli.illinois.edu/digital/collection/chm_museum/id/1838/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=collections.carli.illinois.edu}} It was formed by Orlando Giannini, a Swiss-Italian from Ohio, and Frederick Hilgart, born in Germany.{{Cite web |title=Giannini and Hilgart, Chicago |url=https://www.leadedlamps.com/GianniniHilgart/gianninihilgart.html |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=www.leadedlamps.com}}{{Cite web |title=Orlando Giannini |url=http://www.prairiestyles.com/giannini.htm |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=www.prairiestyles.com}}

The studio created and designed colorful glass windows for businesses, homes, churches,{{Cite web |last=Romain |first=Michael |date=2017-06-27 |title=St. Angela undergoes demolition |url=https://www.oakpark.com/2017/06/27/st-angela-undergoes-demolition/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=Oak Park |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2013-03-25 |title=Giannini and Hilgart — The Story of a House |url=https://www.glessnerhouse.org/story-of-a-house/tag/Giannini+and+Hilgart |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=Glessner House |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=pls4e |date=2018-07-16 |title=Second Presbyterian Church |url=https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/IL-01-031-0081 |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=SAH ARCHIPEDIA |language=en}} fireplaces,{{Cite book |last=Giannini and Hilgart Studios |url=http://archive.org/details/GianniniAndHilgartStudiosDecorativeGlassGlassMosaicEcclesiastical |title=Giannini and Hilgart Studios: decorative glass, glass mosaic, ecclesiastical and domestic memorial and figure windows |date=c. 1905 |publisher=Giannini and Hilgart Studios |others=MBJ Collection |language=English}} and mantels. Frank Lloyd Wright{{Cite web |title=THE PROPERTY OF A CHICAGO ESTATE. AN AMERICAN GLASS OPUS SECTILE PANEL. Giannini & Hilgart, Chicago |url=https://fineart.ha.com/itm/paintings/the-property-of-a-chicago-estatean-american-glass-opus-sectile-panelgiannini-and-hilgart-/a/5001-94047.s}} worked with Giannini and Hilgart to produce his prairie-style windows. George Maher was another client of Giannini and Hilgart. The studio also manufactured pottery.{{Cite web |title=Orlando Giannini |url=http://www.prairiestyles.com/giannini.htm |access-date=2023-07-12 |website=www.prairiestyles.com}} The original firm was in the Chicago Loop area.{{Cite book |last=Giannini & Hilgart |url=http://archive.org/details/GianniniHilgartStudios |title=Giannini & Hilgart studios. |date= |publisher=Giannini & Hilgart |others=Tulane University Southeastern Architectural Archive |language=English}}