| John Aloysius Stanton | |
| Birth Date: | 15 September 1857 |
| Birth Place: | Grass Valley, California, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Known For: | landscape and religious paintings |
| Burial Place: | Holy Cross Cemetery |
| Occupation: | Painter, educator, academic administrator |
| Spouse: | Anita H. Banahan (m. 1895–?) |
| Children: | 5 |
John Aloysius Stanton (September 15, 1857 – August 25, 1929) was an American landscape and religious painter. He was a professor and the dean of faculty of the San Francisco Art Institute.
John Aloysius Stanton was born on September 15, 1857, in Grass Valley, California.[1] When he was a child, his family moved to San Francisco's Mission District. Staton attended St. Ignatius High School (now St. Ignatius College Preparatory), a private, Catholic preparatory school in San Francisco.
Stanton was a landscape and religious painter.[2] He was a professor at the San Francisco Art Institute for 26 years,[3] and he also served as its dean of faculty.[2] He was a member of the Bohemian Club.[2]
With his wife Anita (née Banahan), Stanton had three daughters and two sons. They moved in 1904 to Palo Alto, California, where he died on August 25, 1929.[1] [3]
His neighbor in Palo Alto was a young Paul Twohig Carey (1900–2001) whom he gave art lessons to, and Carey went on to become a notable artist.[4] [5] Other notable students of Stanton include Ethel McAllister Grubb, and Louise Crow. His work can be seen at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and the Harvard Art Museums.[6]