Albinas "Albin" Elskus was a Lithuanian-American educator and artist, known for creating works of stained glass. Born in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1926, Elskus fled to Germany to avoid being conscripted into the Soviet Army. Elskus began studying architecture in Darmstadt and painting at the Arts et Métiers ParisTech. He immigrated to Chicago, Illinois in 1949 and worked as an apprentice in a stained glass studio. Elskus travelled to Paris to study at the École des Beaux-Arts, before eventually returning to the United States. He settled in New York City, where Elskus continued to create stained glass pieces. Elskus was commissioned to created works for churches in the United States and Europe, including several in Maine. Elskus taught art courses at the Haystack Mountain School of Crafts in Deer Isle, Maine and Pilchuck Glass School in Stanwood, Washington. He also taught at the Parsons School of Design and Fordham University.
