La Farge, John Syllabification: (La Farge, John)Pronunciation: /lə ˈfärZH, ˈfärj/Definition of La Farge, John (1835–1910) US artist and writer. Noted for panels including those at Trinity Church, Boston (1876) and for paintings including “Manua Our Boatman” (1891), he also invented opaline glass.