Henry E. Sharp
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Henry E. Sharp was a nineteenth-century American stained glass maker active with William Steele from c.1850 to c.1897.
Sharp established himself with Steele as a glass stainer at offices at 216 Sixth Avenue.
Like much of the mid-nineteenth-century American stained glass produced in and around Manhattan
's principal commercial district, Broadway, New York City, the stained glass window designs featured full-length painted figures in ornate Gothic canopies, all executed with rich colors.
Sharp established himself with Steele as a glass stainer at offices at 216 Sixth Avenue.
Like much of the mid-nineteenth-century American stained glass produced in and around Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
's principal commercial district, Broadway, New York City, the stained glass window designs featured full-length painted figures in ornate Gothic canopies, all executed with rich colors.
List of works
- Windows (1867–1868) at St. Ann's Episcopal Church in Brooklyn, New York (Renwick & Sands), now the gymnasium of Packer Collegiate InstitutePacker Collegiate InstitutePacker Collegiate Institute is an independent college preparatory school for students from prekindergarten through grade 12. Formerly the Brooklyn Female Academy, Packer has been located at 170 Joralemon Street in the historic district of Brooklyn Heights since its founding in 1845.- History :A...
; the window "Faith and Hope" was donated to the Metropolitan Museum of ArtMetropolitan Museum of ArtThe Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
and is on permanent display in the American Wing. - Windows (1872) at St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran ChurchSt. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran ChurchThe German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Charleston, South Carolina was incorporated on December 3, 1840. Through usage and custom the Church is now known as St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church or St...
in Charleston, South Carolina. The Henry E. Sharp chancel windows survived the church fire of January 13, 1965.