Melville, John Stark

John Stark Melville (1865 – 1946) was born in Glasgow and attended the Glasgow School of Art in 1881-2. He joined William Meikle & Sons as an apprentice and spent some time working as an improver with Christopher Whall before returning to the firm in about 1898. Melville left Meikle’s to join Oscar Paterson, becoming Paterson’s chief assistant and partner in 1911. After a nine year association Melville left to go to the United States, where in 1913 he joined Tiffany Studios in New York City. Finally, in 1922 he moved to  Los Angeles where he worked for Judson Studios in Highland Park.

Sources:
Scotland’s Stained Glass Making the Colours Sing by Michael Donnelly (Historic Scotland, 1977)
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