# John La Farge — The Education of Henry Adams character guide

> John La Farge in The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** La Farge

**First appearance:** 0026-xxiv-indian-summer-1898-1899

## Who they are

American artist and stained-glass maker, travel companion.

## In the story

### [Harvard College (1854–1858)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/iv-harvard-college-1854-1858)

Mentioned as a later friend not met at Harvard, part of Adams's narrow valley of life.

### [Twenty Years After (1892)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xxi-twenty-years-after-1892)

Mentioned among the generation born in the thirties who won names.

### [XXIV: Indian Summer (1898–1899)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xxiv-indian-summer-1898-1899)

Travels with Adams in Paris, but his health becomes alarming; Adams helps him return to New York.

### [XXXII: Vis Nova (1903–1904)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_education_of_henry_adams_se/chapters/xxxii-vis-nova-1903-1904)

Incited Adams to study the Virgin's glass at Chartres and elsewhere.

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