Warner, LaMont Adelbert, 1876-1970.

LaMont Adelbert Warner was a designer, a teacher, and an artist. He was born in Stamford, New York, on October 24, 1876. He graduated from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, with a degree in fine arts, majoring in design. After a brief stint with the Hayden Furniture Company, Warner became a designer and head draftsman for the company of Gustav Stickley, soon to become Craftsman Workshops. In 1906, Warner took a position as assistant professor at Teachers College of Columbia University, where he taught classes in design, interior decoration, and color harmony.

In 1908, the Warner family (LaMont, his wife Emma V. Smith, and their young daughter Victorine) built a Craftsman-style house in Bronxville, New York. The house was the featured in the illustrated article "A Craftsman Dwelling" written by Louise Shrimpton and published in Good Housekeeping in September 1909. During the Great Depression, LaMont decided to return to Stamford, New York, where he found a position as an art teacher in the local high school. LaMont Warner lived in Stamford until his death on November 27, 1970. His daughter Victorine and her husband H. Allan Knox preserved Warner's studio and design files.

From the description of Collection, 1842-ca.1999, 1902-1949 (bulk dates). (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261233318