Westminster Presbyterian Church - Table of Contents
Old Testament
Windows -
Westminster Presbyterian Church
724
Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY
Westminster Presbyterian Church - Official Website
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From 1931-1952, new pointed Gothic-style stained glass windows were installed, replacing the handsome but plain round Romanesque Revival... Tiffany Studios windows. The Gothic Revival windows are similar in design and fabrication to those found in the 12th and 13th century cathedrals in Europe.
Each window has miniature scenes in four large medallions, with two half medallions between them. The only window below that has a separate photo of the half medallions is the "Creation" window.
The correct viewing order of the medallions is from the bottom up.
The windows were designed by four of the leading artists associated with the Gothic Revival in America: Henry Willet of Philadelphia; and Wilbur Burnham, Charles J. Connick, and Joseph Reynolds of Boston.
Audios by John McClive:
- Roots and Development of Gothic Revival Style Stained Glass
- Gothic Revival Style in Westminster
- Judeo-Christian Symbols in Westminster
- Linking With the Comos in Sacred Places Correlates Westminster's art treasures with Gothic history
Suggestion: Open a second window, access this page, listen to the audio, and click on windows that are described in the audio.
The Old Testament stained glass windows on the north side of the building
"Creation" window
Willet Studios
1950
2004 Photographs
Details, from the bottom up:
"Creation" : Quarter medallions at bottom of the window: Garden of Eden
"Creation": Day, Night Firmament
"Creation" - Half medallions on sides
"Creation"- Earth, Waters, Great Lights, Stars
"Creation" - Half medallions on sides
"Creation": Creatures, Fowls that fly; Man
"Creation"
"Creation"
"Commandments" window
Charles J. Connick Studios
1951
2004 Photographs
"Commandments": No adultery; No Blasphemy; No steal
"Commandments": No graven image
"Commandments": Honor father; No other gods; No kill
"Prophets" window
Charles J. Connick Studios
1950
2004 Photographs
"Psalm" window
Reynolds Francis & Rohnstock
1949
2004 Photographs
Psalm 51
Psalm 23
Psalm 100
Psalm 150
Cf., Ben Shahn's abstract stained glass version of this psalm in Temple Beth Zion
"Prophesies"
Reynolds Francis & Rohnstock
1948
2004 Photographs
"Prophesies": Town of Bethlehem
"Prophesies": City of Jerusalem
"Prophesies": Christ as Prince of Peace
