Background
Burnham, Wilbur Herbert was born on February 4, 1887 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Wilbur Leroy and Mary (Oxley) Burnham.
artist designer stained glass murals
Burnham, Wilbur Herbert was born on February 4, 1887 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Wilbur Leroy and Mary (Oxley) Burnham.
Student Massachusetts School Art, 1904-1908. Also France, England, Italy and Spain.
1 son, Wilbur Herbert. Began as designer stained glass, 1906. Designer Harry East. Goodhue, Boston, 1906-1916, Horace J. Phipps Company, Boston, 1916-1918.
Member firm Ball & Burnham, 1918-1920, Phipps, Ball & Burnham, 1920-1922.
In business alone, 1922 from. Stained glass represented in Cathedral of Saint John the Divine, Washington Cathedral, Church Saint Vincent DePaul, Los Angeles, many others
Fellow Royal Society Arts. Member Mediaeval Academy American American Federation Arts. Stained Glass Association American (president 1939-1941), Boston Society Arts and Crafts (master craftsman), Massachusetts School Art Alumni, Copley Society (president 1951-1953).
Married Etta Mae Miller, June 22, 1912.