The Antiquarian Society Hartwell Memorial Window Preserving and promoting appreciation of the arts. The mission of The Antiquarian Society is to foster and promote charitable educational literary and research activities in the decorative arts and to make gifts to charitable organizations which preserve and promote the appreciation of the arts. The purposes include acquiring preserving and exhibiting objects of historical importance pertaining to art distributing funds for the purchase thereof to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations including the Art Institute of Chicago expanding the interest and knowledge regarding such art objects through exhibitions lectures and educational programs and engaging in any and all other activities that support and promote the decorative arts. The Hartwell Memorial Window Light in Heaven and Earth On October 9 2018 the Antiquarian Society Board of Directors voted to contribute support funding with a leadership gift toward the Arts of the Americas departments acquisition Light in Heaven and Earth aTiffanyStudios landscapewindowof many types of richlycolored leaded glass.