Montague Castle (April 8, 1867 – August 11, 1939) was a Canadian-born American stained glass artist, businessperson, and painter. He maintained Montague Castle Stained Glass Studio in New York City, and the Montague Castle-London Company of New York, and he created stained glass for many of the churches and synagogues.[1]

Life and career

Montague Castle was born on April 8, 1939, in Montreal in Quebec, Canada.[1][2] His father William Castle was an interior designer, and stained glass artist.[1]

He moved at the age of 21 to New York City and enrolled at the Art Students League of New York, followed by six years of studied of art in Paris.[1]

In Paris, Castle became interested in portrait painting, and when he returned to New York City he taught at the Art Students League of New York.[1] By 1897, Castle stopped painting to focused exclusively on stained glass, and opened his own stained glass studio, Montague Castle Stained Glass Studio.[1][3] Castle created stained glass for many churches and synagogues, including at Temple Emanu-El of New York; Temple Beth Israel in Hartford, Connecticut; Central Park United Methodist Church in Buffalo, New York; and National City Christian Church in Washington, D.C..[1] He also worked alongside Tiffany Studios of New York City.

He died at age 72 on August 11, 1939, in his house in New Rochelle, New York after suffering from a long illness.[1][4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Montague Castle, Artist, Dies At 72". The New York Times (obituary). August 12, 1939. p. 17. ISSN 0362-4331 – via The Times Machine.
  2. ^ "Montague Castle 1867–1939". Bulletin of the Stained Glass Association of America. Vol. 34–35. Stained Glass Association of America. 1939. p. 101.
  3. ^ Stained Glass. Stained Glass Association of America. 1978. p. 47.
  4. ^ "Montague Castle Dies Here at 72". The Standard-Star (obituary). August 11, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved March 16, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.


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