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Show i"i 9 Thursday, December 25, 1969 Stained' glass sheds radiance for celebrations of Holy Day Biblical stories and personages world gather to celebrate the holy cojne to life in a blaze of color. festival of Christmas, these dazz-- ! Light and color combine tT create effects add to the beauty an mosaic. From ling dawn to day to dark, patterns and solemnity cf the celebration, vaj-with the light. Designs seem as stained glass windows shed todive and move as colors change their radiance the ever-changi- in 'intensity. While Christians around throughout churches large and small. The art of creating stained glass the windows is ancient known i:. the ages before recorded history began, say the editors cf the Ency-c- l Americana. Yet the pedia windows themselves seem always new. As light plays upon the col-- 1 ors of the glass, the living beauty of the windows is constantly renewed and reborn. Appropriately, the age-olyet ever new story d ra Vs if' 'Mp. a of the Nativity is a favorite subject for these windows. Through the centuries, artist craftsmen have preserved the spirit of the first Christmas, in stained glass. Thus for countless worshippers this Christmastide, the light that shines through the stained glass windows of their churches illuminates the w'onder of Christmas. Why It Began The of using stained why glass windows in churches and secular buildings, too is simple and logical. Like all windows, theyre intended to admit light and keep out wind and weather. Colored glass helps in controlling both the amount and the Price, Utah 3 of light admitted to buildings. And the combination of light and color forms patterns appealing and restful to the eye. stained Traditionally, glass windows complement the archi- quality tectural design cf the building where they appear. How It Began how" of creating stained glass windows is complicated in some respects as difficult and as it was in the Middle Ages, although modern methods, and equipment do give The todays stained glass artist certain advantages. The rainbow-lik- e effect of the windows comes from pieces of sometimes hundreds of glass nieces fitted together and held toeeihc--r with strips of lead. Todays artists dont have to make their own glass, leads and oigments. Thats one advantage they enjoy that was denied to the early artist craftsman. But they do have to plan and work painstakingly from the beginning cf a scale drawing in precise colors through the development of actual-siz- e paper patterns and on to such final steps as firing, glazing and cementing. What It Shows The art of stained glass windows reflects nearly every artistic style and movement of the east several centuries, including Romanesque, Byzantine, Gothic, Renaissance, Romantic and modern. Until the late Gothic period, artists believed that a stained "lass window should be decorative rather than pictorial. With the Renaissance came a trend toward illustration rather than de- STAINED GLASS WINDOWS by the hundreds depict scenes of the Nativity. Perhaps the most favored subject for these windows is the Virgin Mother and Child. Especially designed for this newspaper, and for the pleasure of its readers, is the feature illustration, left, a Nativity scene which expresses the traditional mood of stained glass art in contemporary terms. Illustration above left is from a window designed by the New Jersey artist George Spiers for the Episcopal Church of the Epiphany in Allendale, N.J. Modern interpretation of the Madonna and Child, center, is from a stained glass window designed by Emil Frei for St. Peters Church in Kansas City, Mo. In medieval times, stained glass art reached its peak. A simple sincerity characterizes early windows, such as the Madonna and Child window shown above right. A medieval artist whose name is lost in history designed this window for a church in Switzerland. sign. In succeeding years, the balance has shifted between the tradecorative and the ditionally To one and all a mos joyous and happy holiday, and, thanks so much, too, PRICE Insurance Agency A. W.(Tony) Nikas mere pictorial styles. Hew It Continues A relatively small band of artists keeps the art of the stained glass window alive. In a discussion of stained glass art in North and South America, the Americana lists some 24 artists working in stained glass, in studios throughout the United States, as well as others in Canada, Mexico and South America. Among them are revivalists, who work in terms of the earliest traditions of stained glass. Other artists take the contemporary approach, but their use of free forms carries out the belief that light and pattern, rather than illustration, make a picture in stained glass. wiiair', W '' 11 P ood 'Tidings 1 this & Please accept wish for a cheery, wonderful holiday season . . . criong with a warm thank you." Mini Let tlie eternal light of love, the symbol of His birth, shine into every heart, bringing peace to all. Msn.' j ARROW AUTO LINES East of Price Price, Utah with every Good Wish for a Wonderful an d Seasons Greetings In this gladsome season, when we celebrate anew the marvels of the first Christmas, we reflect reverently upon the meaning and Miracle of Bethlehem. With our friends and neighbors, we share the quiet contentment and high happiness of this holy Day, and wo gratefully take the opportunity to put aside Ihe routine of everyday business and to send, to one and all, our warmest holiday wishes. 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