America’s Great Art Contribution: Stained Glass of La Farge and Tiffany
with Richard Guy Wilson
August 20, 2023
2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
In the late 19th century, a new form of stained glass emerged using color and radiance. Created by John La Farge and then picked up by Louis Comfort Tiffany, it became known as “American Glass in France and Europe." This talk and tour with architectural historian, Richard Guy Wilson, will investigate this extraordinary creation.
The program starts in the Stable auditorium with a slide presentation followed by guided tours of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Stockbridge and Trinity Episcopal Church in Lenox to view the glassworks.
The Mount is a Massachusetts Cultural Council UP designated organization welcoming participants of all disabilities. Please contact The Mount at 413-551-5100 or by email, info@edithwharton.org, to discuss accommodations needed to participate fully in this event.
Itinerary
- 2-2:30 pm: lecture with slides in the Stable auditorium
- 2:40-3:15 pm: Visit Trinity Episcopal Church in Lenox
- 4-4:45 pm: Visit St Paul’s Episcopal Church in Stockbridge
- 5-6 pm: refreshments on The Mount's Terrace
- A private bus will drive registrants from The Mount following the lecture to and from the churches.
- Tickets are $75 per person with registration limited to 18 participants.
Richard Guy Wilson is Commonwealth Professor Emeritus in Architectural History at the University of Virginia. A frequent lecturer, television commentator, and author of many articles and books on different aspects of American and modern architecture and design, including The American Renaissance (1979), McKim, Mead & White, Architects (1982), The AIA Gold Medal (1983), Machine Age in America (1986), Thomas Jefferson’s Academical Village (1993, 2009) The Colonial Revival House (2004), Harbor Hill: Portrait of a House (2008), and Edith Wharton At Home (2012).