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| John La Farge
American 1835 -1910
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| Born: |
New York New York
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| Died: |
Providence Rhode Island
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| Active: |
New York City
Maryland
Newport Rhode Island 1859
Boston Massachusetts
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| Addresses: |
New York New York
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| Studied: |
Mount St. Mary's College, MD
Holland 1856
Belgium 1856
England 1856
The Louvre 1856
Newport, RI c.1858
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| Instructors: |
Thomas Couture 1856
William Morris Hunt c.1858
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| Exhibited: |
Brooklyn Art Association 1864, 1868-69, 1876, 1879
Paris Salon 1874
Boston Art Club 1873-74, 1882-1909
Centennial Exhibition 1876 Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1888, 1893, 1898-1907
French Exposition 1889 (Legion of Honor)
Art Institute of Chicago
Salons of the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts, Pa 1895
Pan American Exposition 1901
St. Louis 1904
National Academy of Design 1862-1908
St. Louis
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| Examples of Work: |
Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, Massachusetts
Corcoran Gallery, Washington, DC
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
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| Specialty: |
Painter
Muralist
Designer
Instructor
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| Style/School: |
Tonalist
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| Subjects Known For: |
Still Life
Landscapes
Botanical
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| Memberships: |
National Academy of Design ANA 1863; NA 1869
National Institute of Arts and Letters
Society of American Artists
National Society of Mural Painters
American Institute of Architects
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One of the most creative artists of his day, John La Farge enjoyed a rich and varied career, active as a painter, stained-glass designer, muralist, and illustrator.
Born to affluent parents in New York City, he atte...
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John La Farge was a leading artist of the Aesthetic Movement as well as a pioneer of the mural revival. La Farge was also a very important art critic. He attended Mt. Saint Mary's College and briefly studied law. In 1856 he we...
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