Lawrence Saint
| Lawrence Saint | |
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Lawrence Saint working in his studio
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| Born |
January 30, 1885 Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Died | June 22, 1961 (aged 76) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Resting place | Laurel Hill Cemetery |
| Nationality |
 American
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| Education | Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Spouse(s) | Katherine Saint (née Proctor) (June 10, 1910 – June 22, 1961) |
| Children | Sam Saint (b. 1911) Phil Saint (b. 1912) Rachel Saint (b. 1914) Dan Saint (b. 1915) Dave Saint (b. 1916) Steve Saint (b. 1918) Nate Saint (b. 1923) Ben Saint (b. 1927) |
| Parent(s) | Joseph A. Saint |
Lawrence Bradford Saint (January 30, 1885 – June 22, 1961) was an American stained glass artist. His work is most notably featured in the Washington National Cathedral where he served as the head of the stained glass department.
Lawrence Saint was born in 1885 in Sharpsburg, Pennsylvania, just outside Pittsburgh. His father, Joseph A. Saint, was also an artist, who specialized in landscape painting and silhouette cutting. Although never formally trained nor immensely successful commercially, Joseph was a talented artist and continued to paint until he was 76 years old.
When Lawrence was a young boy, the family moved to De Haven, Pennsylvania (now Allison Park), which was very rural in the late 19th century. Joseph enjoyed the countryside as it inspired him in painting landscapes. They soon moved again to the East End of Pittsburgh where Joseph worked in novelty advertising. At the age of 12, Lawrence sold newspapers. Then at 13, he left school and worked at a wallpaper shop where he learned about color harmony. During his spare time at the shop, he would make sketches of horses or people in the street.
After seeing one of these sketches, a stained glass artist offered Saint a job as an apprentice in his studio. It was there that Saint learned to grind paint and trace patterns.
In 1905, after a three-year apprenticeship, Saint entered the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to study portrait painting. His second year there, he entered the Cresson Traveling Scholarship, a contest that offered a $500 trip to Europe. After entering, Saint learned that he was required to submit a drawing of a nude woman. Due to his Christian convictions, Saint was ready to drop out of the contest. But a friend suggest he ask to have the drawing exchanged for another. The scholarship committee agreed, and Saint went on to win the scholarship.
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