L. Bancel LaFarge
L. Bancel LaFarge (1900–1989) was an American architect. He was a founding member of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission.[1]
Early life and education
Louis Bancel LaFarge was born into a prominent American family. His grandfather,
LaFarge was a graduate of Harvard College and the Yale School of Architecture.[3] He married the advertising executive Margaret Hockaday,[6] with whom he had three children: Timothy, Benjamin, and Celestine.[1]
Career
LaFarge established himself as an architect in New York specializing in domestic architecture. His practice was interrupted by military service in the Second World War. At war's end, he returned to his work as an architect. At one time he served as president of the New York chapter of the American Institute of Architects (1958–1960), and he was a founding member of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (1965–70).[1]
World War II
Major LaFarge was assigned to the 7th Army in Europe during the Second World War. He was the Chief of the
See also
- Roberts Commission
- Nazi Plunder
- Rescuing Da Vinci
- The Rape of Europa
- Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program
- Monuments Men Foundation for the Preservation of Art
Notes
- ^ from the original on September 26, 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- ^ "Religion: Reasoned Optimist". Time Magazine. March 3, 1952. Archived from the original on November 4, 2012.
- ^ a b c Monuments Men Foundation: Monuments Men Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine LaFarge, Maj. L. Bancel]
- ^ Time. March 3, 1952.
- ^ Clarke, T. Emigrés in the Wilderness. New York: Macmilland, 1941, p. 178.
- from the original on July 24, 2010. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
References
- American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas. (1946). Report. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. OCLC 185537904
- Nicholas, Lynn H. (1995). The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe’s Teasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War. New York:
Archival resources
- Charles Maurice Fleischner papers, Yale University Library, Manuscripts and Archives
- LaFarge Family Papers, Yale University Library
External links
- , 2006 film, aired November 24, 2008
- Monuments Men Foundation: Monuments Men> LaFarge, Maj. L. Bancel
- Obituary: Flint, Peter B. "L. B. La Farge, 89, an Architect," New York Times. July 4, 1989.