Art is a genealogical process, especially the art of the Church and each generation hands down an inheritance to the next.
These examples are definitely not by Valentine d’Ogries, but rather by Henry Wynd Young (1874-1923) with whom he worked for a period of time. Young was a Scot who came to the U.S. in 1907 and formed a partnership with Owen Bonawit (1890-1971) in 1915, which was dissolved in 1918. Then, he formed his own firm and employed J. Gordon Guthrie and Ernest Lakeman and the firm continued after Young’s death until the 1930s. When precisely d’Ogries worked with Young is not known to me, but together they worked on many fine buildings, notably New York’s Cathedral of St John the Divine, St Vincent Ferrer’s and St Bartholomew’s among others. D’Ogries was definitely working on his own before the Second World War.
The first three examples come from the monastic chapel of the Order of the Holy Cross in West Park, NY, a fine building by Ralph Adams Cram. These fine photos are courtesy of Brother Randy OHC and come from his Flickr page. Do click on the thumbnails (Saints Chad, Aidan, and Dunstan) and see the exceptional refinement of draughtsmanship and Fauvist color work that became the hallmark of d’Ogries own glass.
The last example comes from the Cathedral of St Paul in Buffalo, NY, where he did a number of good windows. It depicts the Confirming of the Disciples by St Paul.
