John La Farge

thumb|A portrait of John La Farge thumb|John La Farge Stained-glass, The Resurrection of Christ, detail, Trinity Church, Boston John La Farge (March 31, 1835 – November 14, 1910) was an American artist whose career spanned illustration, murals, interior design, painting, and popular books on his Asian travels and other art-related topics. La Farge made stained glass windows, mainly for churches on the American east coast, beginning with a large commission for Henry Hobson Richardson's Trinity Church in Boston in 1878, and continuing for thirty years. Quotes about John La Farge Enjoying an extraordinary knowledge of languages (ancient and modern), literature, and art, by his cultured personality and reflective conversation he greatly influenced all who knew him. Though naturally a questioner he venerated the traditions of religious art, and preserved always his childlike Catholic Faith and reverence. John LaFarge Jr., John LaFarge (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia External links Category:1835 births Category:Catholics from the United States Category:1910 deaths Category:Artists from the United States