Victor Christ-Janer

From 1937 to 1939, he served along with his friend, Adolf Dehn (water colorist, lithographer) as director of a summer art school at Stephens College.

Shocking as they were, he referred to them often as teaching examples of the horrors of war, of the Holocaust, and to underscore the veracity of his strong philosophical and ethical beliefs.

After completing his college education,[citation needed] Christ-Janer designed and built his home in New Canaan, Connecticut in 1949 where he lived until his death in 2008.

[1] The residence was sold in September 2010 and eventually demolished in early 2013 after a campaign by family, colleagues and preservationists failed in efforts to preserve the home.

Christ-Janer's love of modern art was expressed when he opened an intimate gallery within the office with various work including Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Jasper Johns and Roy Lichtenstein.

Later in his career, Christ-Janer spent considerable time developing building materials resistant to natural calamities such as earthquakes, cyclones, and hurricanes.