John La Farge, The Stained-Glass Artist Who Wanted To …
The scandal made the front page of every New York newspaper. Ames canceled the commission and La Farge's company went bankrupt. Though the charges against La Farge were dropped, he took a trip to Japan to escape his disgrace. Ames in the end hired La Farge back, and he finished the window in 1887. Tiffany, too, had his troubles.