Great Masters

by John LaFarge

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First published January 1, 1903

About the author

John LaFarge, father of Jesuit priest John LaFarge, was an American painter, muralist, stained glass window maker, decorator, and writer. He studied art at Mount St. Mary's University in Maryland and St. John's College (now Fordham University) in New York. LaFarge also studied with the painter William Morris Hunt in Newport, Rhode Island. A pioneer in the study of Japanese art, he maintained a studio in Greenwich Village and taught art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Schools. LaFarge also created stained-glass art at Trinity Church in Boston and Biltmore Estate in Asheville, among others. He is honored together with Ralph Adams Cram and Richard Upjohn with a feast day on the liturgical calendar of the Episcopal Church (USA) on December 16.