Curtis Publishing Company

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The Curtis Publishing Company, founded in 1891 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, became one of the largest and most influential publishers in the United States during the early 20th century. The company's publications included the Ladies' Home Journal and The Saturday Evening Post, Holiday, Jack & Jill, and The Country Gentleman.

The company was formed in 1891 by publisher Cyrus Curtis. In 1897, Curtis spent $1,000 to buy The Saturday Evening Post, which would eventually become known for its cover illustrations by Norman Rockwell. The company established the Ladies' Home Journal in 1883.

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The Dream Garden by Louis Comfort Tiffany

For its headquarters, the company built a building at the intersection of Sixth and Walnut Streets near Independence Hall. An example of Georgian Revival architecture, it holds a famous Tiffany glass mosaic, "The Dream Garden," made for Curtis by the Louis C. Tiffany Studios. The 260-color mosiac was based on a painting by Maxfield Parrish. In 1998, the mosaic was sold to casino owner Steve Wynn, who planned to move it to one of his casinos. This was blocked by local historians and art lovers who raised $3.5 million to prevent the move.^[1]

In 2006, the building's owner, Arthur Jackson, fired the building's 40 unionized^[2] janitors so they could hire other workers more cheaply. ^[3]