Three big names, three big shows opening Oct. 17 at the Dayton Art Institute.

Who among us doesn't love Monet's "Waterlilies," the stark landscapes of Ansel Adams or the art glass of Louis Comfort Tiffany?

Through Jan. 18, you will be able to consider Tiffany's decorative Favrile and stained-glass works from the 19th and early 20th centuries, view Monet and The Age of American Impressionism, 80 visually stunning landscape and figural paintings created in the United States at the same time and Ansel Adams' photographic view of the American landscape.

The simultaneous shows offer a unique perspective on three popular art forms of the period.

- Marilyn Bauer