STAINED GLASS 



GLORL 



An Artist-Craftsman 

 and his Work 



By Odile Fredericks 

 Photos by Erin Wall 



I 



1939, Rowan LeCompte fell in 

 love on a trip to Washington, D.C. He 

 was only 14 years old. 



From that first day, the passion he (elt 

 visiting Washington National Cathedral 

 has never subsided, giving rise to a lifetime 

 of stained glass art that reflects his joy in 

 creation. Today, the monuments to his 

 labor enchant the nation, from that same 

 cathedral, where his gigantic West Rose 

 window glows like jewels among many 

 other of his works, to his stained glass 

 windows in the Episcopal cathedrals ot 

 Wyoming and Maryland and in the New 

 York State Capitol in Albany. 



Continued 



At right: Rowan LeCompte painted 

 the altarpiece at Church of the Servant 

 in Wilmington. 



12 HOLIDAY 1998 



