Portfolio ⇒ Three Generations of Designs

Designs by Three Generations of the Pike family business

Many institutions, religious and secular, have commissioned two and sometimes three generations of work by our studio over the years.

Nazareth College in Pittsford, NY

The 34 Linehan Chapel windows were designed and created by the artists of the First Generation of Pike Studios. Below are images of the 6 nave and 1 chancel window.

In addition, we have made over 60 additional windows throughout the campus in Schults Center, Smyth Hall, the Wilmot Library and the Casa Italiana on the Nazareth College campus.

In 2003, the Sisters of St. Joseph, formerly on the Nazareth College campus, built a new convent and chapel, and Valerie, the third generation studio artist, designed 4 clerestory windows, 40’ x 4’ each.

St. John the Evangelist Church, Rochester, NY

In 1927, we designed one 10′ x 15′ choir loft window and six 6′ x 12′ nave windows in the Gothic style to complement the architecture. In 1976, Jim O’Hara designed the 2′ x 20′ panel for the renovation of the chancel done in the contemporary style by architect Robert Macon. In 1989, Mr. Macon also redesigned the entry to create a baptistery in which Valerie O’Hara designed twelve etched glass panels.

Third Presbyterian Church, Rochester, NY

6 east transept windows were designed by Herman Butler for Pike Studios in 1922. These WWI memorials represent the 6 archangels, with the inscription: I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith, from 2 Timothy 4:7 in the New Testament. Next to each angel are shields representing of all of our WWI allies.

In 1967, James O’Hara, William Pike’s nephew, designed 24 clerestory windows, incorporating symbols representing the Presbyterian Church. Additional windows by Pike Stained Glass were installed in the west transept and nave in 1934, 1945, 1965 & 1966.

Valerie O’Hara, Jim’s daughter, designed a laylight in 1976, and in 1985, she designed a window and two laylights for the new church columbarium. The windows at Third Presbyterian Church are represented by 7 American companies, including Tiffany Studios. When deciding on a style for the laylights and columbarium, they requested the American Opalescent School style, of which Louis Tiffany was a founding member and most prolific contributor. His early work incorporated geometric and stylized floral elements, which is what Valerie used to design the windows.

Zion Episcopal Church, Avon, NY

The first window to be designed by Norman Lindner, in 1937, was for the chancel. For the next 66 years, we created a window approximately every decade. The 6 nave windows were designed by Norman Lindner, Matt Martirano and James O’Hara, as they were ordered, concluding with the window over the entrance, which was originally designed by Norman Lindner in 1937 when the project started, and executed by Valerie O’Hara.