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new postcard soon available

Posted in Inspiration, Postcards, tagged , , , , , , , , , on November 7, 2015| Leave a Comment »

Coming soon to the Book Shop at Trinity Church will be this postcard depicting The Sunday-School Windows designed and made by Clayton & Bell in 1874.

You can read an earlier post I wrote about these windows, a hidden gem, via this link: https://wordsandimagesbycynthia.com/2014/07/13/sunday-school-windows-at-trinity-church/

 

Additional Readings

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clayton_and_Bell

http://printscharmingsoho.com/collections/clayton-bell-stained-glass-window-master-drawings

www.nytimes.com/2014/11/14/arts/design/conserving-stained-glass-records-at-corning-museum-.html

 

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a life in glass

Posted in Inspiration, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on September 24, 2015| 2 Comments »

Detail from The Baptism

Detail from The Baptism

When Trinity Church was consecrated in 1877, there was only one stained glass window in place, The Baptism, in the chancel, designed by Clayton & Bell of London.  The rest was all clear glass.  By the end of 1878, there would be seven windows in the chancel marking a life: The Nativity, Jesus in the Temple with the Doctors, The Baptism, The Preacher, The Last Supper, The Resurrection, and The Commission to the Apostles.

Detail from The Last Supper

Detail from The Last Supper

I’ve not photographed the chancel very much.  But with the seasons changing and the light falling just a little differently, I’ve been focusing my camera on those windows again. Not focusing so much on trying to capture the whole window, but especially zooming in on the face.

Detail from The Commission to the Apostles

Detail from The Commission to the Apostles

New details are always being revealed.

Detail from The Resurrection

Detail from The Resurrection

I’m curious what else the autumn light will reveal.  You know I will be sure to share.  😉  Meanwhile, if you’re in the area you can check it out for yourself.  Learn more via the church website –http://trinitychurchboston.org/  – and here’s specific information about art & architecture tours http://trinitychurchboston.org/art-history

Have a good day, folks!

 

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a chorus of angels

Posted in Inspiration, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on April 1, 2015| 4 Comments »

I was racing around the Back Bay of Boston and decided at some point that I needed to rest for a bit and so I stepped inside of the Old South Church at the corner of Boylston and Dartmouth Streets.  There were so many people sitting quietly that I decided that perhaps I should too (especially given the weight of my backpack).  And so I sat and focused my camera mostly on one window.  A large window above the chancel said to illustrate the announcement of the birth of Jesus to the shepherds.  Designed and produced by Clayton & Bell of London and installed in 1875.

Learn more about Old South Church, its history and current activities, via this link.

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a glimpse of beauty

Posted in Inspiration, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on August 13, 2014| 5 Comments »

Detail from Purity by John La Farge, 1885

Detail from Purity by John La Farge

Designed and executed by artists and stained glass manufacturers like John La Farge, Clayton and Bell, Burlison and Grylls, and others, these particular stained glass windows at Trinity Church in the City of Boston are “hidden gems.”

Detail 2 from Purity by John La Farge, 1885

Detail 2 from Purity by John La Farge

They are located in the Parish House. In part, due to renovation activities at different times over the past 100 years, some of the windows are now in stairwells, like Purity as well as John Hardman and Company’s Woods Window …

The Woods Window, executed by John Hardman and Company

The Woods Window, executed by John Hardman and Company

others are in restricted areas like Ephphatha by Burlison and Grylls …

Detail from Ephphatha by Burlison and Grylls

Detail from Ephphatha by Burlison and Grylls

 

and others in areas dedicated to use by parishoners of all ages like The Sunday-School Windows by Clayton & Bell.  

They are not windows accessible as part of a traditional art and architecture tour of the sanctuary, but it has been my pleasure this summer to roam the halls a bit with my camera and to share this glimpse of details from some of the windows. Postcards and prints, and information about tours, are available at the Trinity Book Shop.

Interior of Trinity Church in the City of Boston, Copley Square

Interior of Trinity Church in the City of Boston, Copley Square

 

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sunday-school windows at trinity church

Posted in Inspiration, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on July 13, 2014| 3 Comments »

It is another one of those hidden gems in an architectural masterpiece that sits in the heart of the city of Boston.  The Sunday School Windows were designed by Clayton & Bell of London, England.  The left window depicts the story of the Presentation of Jesus, with Simeon holding the baby in his arms …

while standing nearby are Mary and Joseph.

The right window tells the story of Jesus in the Temple, with the doctors in the room …

as a young Jesus both listens and asks questions …

with two little children beside him.

Most captivating to me are the hands and the eyes, and the mix of colors and patterns within the glass, and how all of these components are pulled together to tell stories without words.

While these windows, a gift of the Children of Trinity Sunday School, are not viewable as a part of a traditional tour of Trinity Church in Copley Square, many other beautiful works can be seen as part of a tour of this historic landmark.  Learn more here.  Meanwhile, I look forward to sharing more images from this building and other structures in the future.

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works in progress

Posted in Inspiration, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on January 16, 2014| 3 Comments »

It is with great pleasure to begin the year working on producing new sets of postcards for the Book Shop in Trinity Church in Copley Square, postcards that highlight just a bit the outstanding artwork and craftsmanship of the church’s interior.  The above image is a detail from one of the windows in the chancel executed by Clayton & Bell of London, Jesus in the Temple with the Doctors.  The following image is a detail from The Ascension, a window located in the south transept and executed by A. Oudinot of Paris.

The postcards should be available by end of the month exclusively at the shop.

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