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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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Artist Profile |
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BIOGRAPHY: |
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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