C.J. McNaspy

C.J. McNASPY, SJ , (March 22, 1915 - February 3, 1995) taught for many years of Loyola University New Orleans, and was fine arts editor of America magazine from 1960-1070. He also taught at Sophia University in Tokyo and lectured widely in Europe and Latin America. He moved to Paraguay in 1980 and became a university professor of art and languages at Asuncion. Among his many published works is Lost Cities of Paraguay: Art and Architecture of the Jesuit Reductions 1607-1767 (Loyola Press, 1982)...See more

C.J. McNASPY, SJ , (March 22, 1915 - February 3, 1995) taught for many years of Loyola University New Orleans, and was fine arts editor of America magazine from 1960-1070. He also taught at Sophia University in Tokyo and lectured widely in Europe and Latin America. He moved to Paraguay in 1980 and became a university professor of art and languages at Asuncion. Among his many published works is Lost Cities of Paraguay: Art and Architecture of the Jesuit Reductions 1607-1767 (Loyola Press, 1982) upon which the movie The Mission is based. See less