The Education of Henry Adams · Character
John La Farge
American artist and stained-glass maker, travel companion.
minor
Also known as La Farge
First appearance: XXIV: Indian Summer (1898–1899)
John La Farge shows up with force in Harvard College (1854–1858). The page is where that presence becomes real.
Mentioned as a later friend not met at Harvard, part of Adams's narrow valley of life.
John La Farge first appears in 0026 xxiv indian summer 1898 1899.
In Harvard College (1854–1858): Mentioned as a later friend not met at Harvard, part of Adams's narrow valley of life.
Later, in Twenty Years After (1892): Mentioned among the generation born in the thirties who won names.
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- American Artists and Sculptors
- Protagonist
- Political and Diplomatic Figures
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- Harvard College (1854–1858)
- Twenty Years After (1892)
- XXIV: Indian Summer (1898–1899)
- XXXII: Vis Nova (1903–1904)
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