The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-06-10
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Work preliminary to the decorating
of the chanceI of Grace cathedral
has been started and the work will be
/ finished by early next fall.
The wall space Immediately above
| the altar is to be filled with large
| painting of the Ascension of Christ.
! In similar spaces Immediately to the
right and left, will be groups of ador-
ing angels. the latter being accessory
to the central painting.
These paintings are now being exc
cuted by E. Martin Henning at his
studio in Chicago. Work on them is
well advanced and Dean Kaye hopes
that they may be finished in time for
| him to supervise the placing of them
on the chanceI wall before he leaves
for his summer vacation.
E. Martin Henning is an artist of
considerable prominence and his
name frequently appears in the lead
ing art reviews. He has done much
landscape painting, especially in the
vicinity of the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado in Arizona. 1t is said that
the rich glowing reds, puppies, blues
and elusive greens which Mr.. Henning
has caught from the wonderful color
ing of the Grand Canyon, will be
worked into the color scheme of the
Grace cathedral decorations.
The dominating tone of the paint
ings is to be a beautiful red, shading
off into blue and scintillating purple.
The figures of Christ and of the an
gels will be supported by banks of
white clouds having a background of
blue. The clouds and the sky color
are to be continued down to the top
of the wainscoting and of the altar
reredos. The figures of the angels are
all painted from living models
The four clear story windows on the
east side of the chancel are each to
contain a figure of one of the four
archangels, Gabriel, Michael, Raphael
and Uriel. The general tone of the
glass will be a peculiar shade of red,
which is intended to cast an awesome
religious light over the whole sane
tuary.
Dean Kaye says that he purposely
planned a decorative scheme that will,
without the use of images, symbols, or
other tangible reminders, produce
emotions of reverential awe in the
hearts of those who approach this
most holy part of the church.
These decorations for Grace cathe-
dral are gift from Mr.. and Mrs. ].
R. Shelton of 1875 Topeka avenue, as
memorial to Mrs. Shelton's father
and mother, the late Major and Mrs.
n. F. Handy.
Bishop and Mrs. James Wise will
shortly install a rose window in the
west transcept of the cathedral as a
memorial to their little son Jimmy
who passed away about two years ago.
The subject of the window will be the
CnllQ christ Inc design winch Will,
of course, be a circular one to fit the
shape of the window will resemble
one of Luca Della Robbia's famous
PLAQUES of children. The prevailing
tone of the glass will be blue, at least
so far as the background is con-
cerned.
The window in the northeast tower.
of the cathedral, which contains three
lights, is to be donated by Mr.. Thomas
Stevens and by Miss Genevieve Mac
MILAN and her brother, in memory OF
Mrs. Stevens, who was the aunt of
the Macmillan brother and sister. The
central light of this window will be
Goodale's "Purification of the Virgin"
showing the Holy Mother clasping two
turtle doves to her breast.
The Carnegie Institute at Pitts
burgh, Pennsylvania, has decided up
on a new departure with regard to the
international exhibitions held there
each year. That is, at least, in so far
as this years exhibition is concerned.
At the close of the Twenty-first in
ternational exhibition on June Is, sew
enty of the best paintings by European
artists, selected by a committee of the
Museum Directors association, will
be sent on tour of the United States
and Canada, with a. view of showing