Charles Rollinson Lamb


Charles Rollinson Lamb was an American architect and sculptor.
Born and raised in New York City, he studied under William Sartain at the Art Students' League. He was a member of his father's firm, the J&R Lamb Studios. He was a founding member of the National Sculpture Society. He was best known for ecclesiastical architecture and memorial and historical art. Lamb was the designer of the Dewey Arch in 1899.
In 1888 he married Ella Condie Lamb with whom he had five children. Ella joined the studio creating stained glass designs and murals.
Lamb designed the World War I memorial in Chelsea Park, lower Manhattan, with a bronze statue of a soldier by Philip Martiny.

Legacy

Ella and Charles' daughter Katharine Lamb Tait joined J&R Lamb Studios in 1921. She was the head designer from 1936 through 1979. Ella and Charles' son Karl Barre Lamb joined J&R Lamb Studios in 1923. He was head of the Studio from 1932 through 1969, streamlining the studio to focus solely on glass.