Design for the Benedicite Window
Connick, Charles J.
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Alternative Titles
Design for One of a Series of Clerestory Windows, Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist
Design for a Clerestory Window, Saint John's Cathedral
CONPI_0030
Date
1939Description
Design for one of a series of clerestory windows, the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, Denver, CO. Original name of the cathedral (where the window is installed) was Saint John's Church in the Wilderness, current name in use appears to be Saint John's Cathedral. INSCRIPTION: [top center] O YE ANGELS OF THE LORD / BLESS YE THE LORD / [lower inscriptions left to right, top to bottom below "top center"] O YE SUN BLESS THE LORD / O YE MOON BLESS THE LORD / O YE SHOWERS AND DEW / O YE FIRE AND HEAT / O YE WINDS OF GOD / O ALL YE FOWLS OF THE AIR / O YE ICE AND SNOW / O ALL YE BEASTS AND CATTLE / [bottom line:] SPACE RESERVED FOR / MEMORIAL INSCRIPTION / NAMES AND DATES. ARTIST'S LABEL (on mat board): "The Benedicite" / Design for one of a series of clerestor windows in / the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist, Denver / Designed and made by Charles J. Connick. NOTE ON MAT [bottom right]: Western Exposure full view
Type of Work
Study (visual work)Subject
Angels, Animals, Birds, Heaven, Weather, Ice, Fire, Blessings (Fortune), Nature, God, Religious art, Stained glass (visual works), Canticles
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Rights Statement
Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial License: CC BY-NC2
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