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In 1877, a stained-glass window depicted Jesus as Black for the first time − a scholar of visual images unpacks its history and significance
A stained-glass window, donated in 1877 to a church ... a symbol of worldly power. The Black Jesus window is different – instead of depicting a singular saintly figure, the 12-by-5-foot window ...
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Dr. David Levering Lewis’ ‘The Stained Glass Window’ lights up the 92nd Street Y
Impressed by the world that “The Stained Glass Window” lays out, Dr. Reed asked if a sequel was in the works. But Lewis replied with emphatic resignation, “No. I have memory problems, not yet ...
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Washington National Cathedral Unveils ‘Racial-Justice Themed’ Stained-Glass Windows
The Washington National Cathedral, an Episcopal church, announced in September 2021 that it commissioned black ... The new windows were his first time working with stained glass as a medium.
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‘The Stained Glass Window’ Review: A Light on the Past
“The Stained Glass Window” is at once narrative history, family chronicle and personal memoir. The window in the title—produced more than a century ago by black craftsmen in an Atlanta churc ...
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Stained Glass
In the windows at the west end of the aisles of the nave are composite figures made of fragments of early glass. These figures are thought to represent St Edward and Edward the "Black" Prince. Around ...