ART - John LaFarge: The Fisherman & the Djinn - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

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ART - John LaFarge: The Fisherman & the Djinn - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA:
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ART - John LaFarge: The Fisherman & the Djinn: John La Farge (March 31, 1835 – November 14, 1910) was an American painter, muralist, stained glass window maker, decorator, and writer. La Farge was born in New York City to wealthy French parents and was raised bilingually. He was a pioneer in the study of Japanese art, the influence of which is seen in his work. During his life, La Farge maintained a studio at 51 West 10th Street in Greenwich Village, which now is part of the site of Eugene Lang College at the New School University. \"The Fisherman and the Jinni\" is a story told by Scheherazade in the One Thousand and One Nights. The Museum of Fine Arts (or MFA) in Boston, Massachusetts, is the fourth largest museum in the United States. It contains more than 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas. With more than one million visitors a year, it is the 55th most-visited art museum in the world as of 2014. Founded in 1870, the museum moved to its current location in 1909. The Museum holds the Lafarge painting pictured in the postcard. This White Border Era (1915-30) card is in good condition. Printed by Heliotype Co., Boston, Mass.