Study for Memorial Window in Church at Oceanic, New Jersey
Medium
architecture, interiors
Classification
architecture, interiors
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1914-38-31
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Study for Memorial Window in Church Oceanic, New Jersey***Francis Augustus Lathrop (, 1849–1909), ca. 1889* Step into the world of late 19th-century American design with Francis Lathrop's * for Memorial Window in Church Oceanic, New Jersey*. Created around 1889, this preparatory drawing captures Lathrop's vision for a commemorative stained glass window destined for a church in the coastal town of Oceanic, New Jersey. As an American artist bridging fine art and architecture, Lathrop contributed to the era's revival of ornate ecclesiastical decoration, reflecting a time when communities hon...