John Louis Bancel La Farge
Bancel La Farge (1865–1938) was an American artist known for his mural painting and decorative work. Biography La Farge was born in Newport, Rhode Island on September 23, 1865. He was the son of the artist John LaFarge and Margaret Perry LaFarge. In 1898 he married Mabel Hooper with whom he had four children. Bancel La Farge started his career as an assistant to his father at his studio. He moved to Europe where he continued his artistic training. Returning to the United States, La Farge created liturgical art in the form of murals, mosaics, stained glass and other decorations for churches such as the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., the Church of the Immaculate Conception in Newport, Rhode Island, Saint Paul Seminary#St._Mary's_Chapel, St. Mary' Chapel at Saint Paul Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, St. Charles College (Maryland), Saint Charles Seminary in Catonsville, Maryland, and Trinity Washington University#Campus_buildi ...
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