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Our 100 Year History
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In 1948, James O’Hara, Pike’s nephew, began working for his uncle and eventually purchased the business from him. Pike continued working at the studio until his death in 1958. Jim O’Hara held a master’s degree in Fine Arts from City College in New York City and had work experience in industrial design and teaching before moving to Rochester. Jim’s mother managed the studio office from 1950-1970 and Norma Lee O’Hara, Jim’s wife, who also held a master’s degree in Fine Arts from New York University, assisted in the design of windows and color selection from 1948 to 1976. In 1966, at the age of 12, Valerie O’Hara began working for her parents part-time after school and during the summers. After graduation from Rochester Institute of Technology in 1976, with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, she began working full time designing and creating custom commissions, as well as repairing and restoring stained glass windows. The sole owner and director since 1987, when Valerie purchased the studio from her father, Valerie specializes in the art of hand painting on glass to create effects that cannot be achieved through the medium of lead and glass alone. This skill, and her knowledge of religious iconography makes her uniquely qualified, with her skilled assistants, to continue the work of her predecessors in stained glass. Our Studio:
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