Spring

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Spring

1901-1902

Designed by John La Farge (American, 1835–1910) Assembled by Thomas Wright (American (born England), 1858–1918) Painted by Juliette Hanson (American, active 1881– c. 1920)

John La Farge was one of the first American artists to respond to Japanese art. Inspired by the flowing contours, asymmetrical compositions, and color harmonies of the East, he fused these elements with Western artistic motifs, reminiscent of renaissance painting. La Farge, who invented modern opalescent glass, called this window a “picture work in glass.”

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Object Details

Titles:

Spring

Date:

1901-1902

Artists:

Designed by John La Farge (American, 1835–1910) Assembled by Thomas Wright (American (born England), 1858–1918) Painted by Juliette Hanson (American, active 1881– c. 1920)

Medium:

Opalescent glass, painted glass, lead

Dimensions:

8 feet 4 inches × 69 1/2 inches (254 × 176.5 cm)

Classification:

Architecture (including fragments)

Credit Line:

Gift of Charles S. Payson, 1977

Accession Number:

1977-33-1

Geography:

Made in United States, North and Central America

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