More Tiffany from that trip through Richmond.
More Tiffany from that trip through Richmond. This is St. Paul's, again. They have 10 Tiffany windows in addition to the beautiful mosaic I previously posted about.
St. Paul's was the church in Richmond for leaders of the Confederacy. It had been prominent before and after the Civil War, but it was inextricably linked to it. In fact, it was/is known the Cathedral of the Confederacy. Following the murders in Charleston, SC, they (finally) removed all images of the Confederate battle flag from the church.
I mention this because 4 of these windows, 2 of the Tiffanys, are specifically dedicated to Lee and Davis. In addition, there's another of the Tiffany windows, as well as the mosaic altarpiece I previously posted which are dedicated to another Confederate general who was also instrumental in providing the Confederacy with munitions.
I gather discussions are still ongoing, and theoretically the Tiffanys could be removed and put in museums, but at the moment they are still integral to the church. They are beautiful pieces of art, but embedded in a terrible history.
St. Paul's was the church in Richmond for leaders of the Confederacy. It had been prominent before and after the Civil War, but it was inextricably linked to it. In fact, it was/is known the Cathedral of the Confederacy. Following the murders in Charleston, SC, they (finally) removed all images of the Confederate battle flag from the church.
I mention this because 4 of these windows, 2 of the Tiffanys, are specifically dedicated to Lee and Davis. In addition, there's another of the Tiffany windows, as well as the mosaic altarpiece I previously posted which are dedicated to another Confederate general who was also instrumental in providing the Confederacy with munitions.
I gather discussions are still ongoing, and theoretically the Tiffanys could be removed and put in museums, but at the moment they are still integral to the church. They are beautiful pieces of art, but embedded in a terrible history.
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